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<p>Fraudsters target people who have suffered a loss or a separation or are vulnerable in some other way, and prey on their sympathy. File Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire</p>

court and crime

Bitcoin and fake social media profiles — gardaí warn of increasing threat of romance fraud

One such case in North Cork involved a man being duped into sending thousands of euro worth of bitcoin to a person he met on a dating site.

<p>People are being defrauded of 'significant sums of money' by criminals impersonating their solicitors online, a regulator has warned.</p>

news

Scammers posing as solicitors online

<p>Gardaí say up to 10m online transactions were carried out over the Christmas shopping period, with a 50% increase in reports of online fraud last year.</p>

court and crime

Irish consumers lost €22m in online shopping fraud last year

economy

Scammers turn level 5 crisis into an opportunity

general

Making Cents: Fraudsters target young adults with a variety of scams

business

Over a third of SMEs targeted by financial fraud

Gardaí to host Ireland's biggest security expo after €70k taken from factory in bogus email scam

The theft of €70,000 from a Meath factory in the last six weeks in a bogus email scam is the latest in a growing rise of online fraud across the country, according to a Garda Crime Prevention Officer.

Mon, 01 Oct, 2018

online fraud

Bitcoin and fake social media profiles — gardaí warn of increasing threat of romance fraud

Scammers posing as solicitors online

Irish consumers lost €22m in online shopping fraud last year

Scammers turn level 5 crisis into an opportunity

Making Cents: Fraudsters target young adults with a variety of scams

Over a third of SMEs targeted by financial fraud

Gardaí to host Ireland's biggest security expo after €70k taken from factory in bogus email scam

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Mick Clifford

online fraud

Bitcoin and fake social media profiles — gardaí warn of increasing threat of romance fraud

Scammers posing as solicitors online

Irish consumers lost €22m in online shopping fraud last year

Scammers turn level 5 crisis into an opportunity

Making Cents: Fraudsters target young adults with a variety of scams

Over a third of SMEs targeted by financial fraud

Gardaí to host Ireland's biggest security expo after €70k taken from factory in bogus email scam

Latest

Mick Clifford

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