Gardaí warn of piggy-back charity ‘chancers’

Gardaí in Meath have warned of ‘piggy-backers’ who are “taking advantage of genuine charity collectors” and other services in the run-up to Christmas.

The alert was sounded after reports of bogus collectors in towns where genuine charity groups were based.

Describing them as “chancers”, a crime-prevention officer said these people have also tried to gain access to homes pretending to be from companies who were actually working in the area.