Telephone scam victims urged to act fast

Victims of a new telephone scam hitting the country in the last couple of weeks need to report it immediately to gardaí, a senior fraud officer has said.

Prompt action will help investigate the people behind the fraud and to have any chance of recovering the funds that have been lost, said Gerard Walsh of the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation.

Almost €80,000 has been taken from five card holders and at least 30 people have been approached by the fraudsters.