Holiday scam site shut down amid probe

A BOGUS website used as part of an elaborate holiday rental scam has been shut down as a Garda investigation continues.

Holiday scam site shut down amid probe

The scam involved customers having to pay large sums of cash up front to stay in a luxury apartment, to which they could not subsequently access.

The apartment, advertised as part of the five-star Malibu Beach complex in Puerto Banus in Spain, was offered at a knockdown price of €500 per week by a man using the name Michael Haden.

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