Students warned over rent deposit scammers

Students have been warned to avoid the temptation of paying over rent deposits to scammers who have been preying on panic over scarce accommodation.

At least two overseas students planning to study in Cork have been caught out by the tricksters who made unsolicited contact pretending to have rooms to offer.

However, University College Cork Students’ Union (UCCSU) has heard from around 30 people who were contacted by an individual or group of scammers whose scheme sounded very similar in all cases.