Gardaí issue scam warning as woman duped out of €1k

Gardai have issued a warning about a scam in which victims are asked to wire money to a third party to prevent a theft on their account, only to discover their money has been taken.

A Limerick woman in her 70s was duped out of €1,000 after being contacted by a person claiming to work at a bank.

“Last Thursday, at 10am, a lady in her 70s, living alone in Patrickswell, received a phone call allegedly from her bank. She was told that there was suspicious activity on her bank account and that €1,500 had been withdrawn,” said Sergeant Ber Leetch, crime prevention officer at Henry Street Garda Station.