Gardaí warn of upsurge in scams in run-up to Christmas

People are being warned of an upsurge in scams in the run-up to Christmas. The types of fraud people are being urged to look out for include online offers of loans and online sales of products well below the normal asking price.

People are also being alerted to communications purporting to be from a bank or financial institution looking for personal information. And businesses are told to be vigilant regarding emails from apparent suppliers looking to change bank account details to be used to pay monies owed.