Public warned of scam with ‘no return’

Almost €80,000 has been defrauded from five bank card holders in a new type of “elaborate” scam that has hit the country in the last couple of weeks.

Gardaí moved yesterday to issue an early alert to people given its sudden emergence, which has seen one individual losing €38,000.

Under the scam, known as Vishing, the fraudsters contacting people by phone ensnare people into transferring funds out of their accounts to accounts abroad.