Gardaí and Hong Kong police recover €2.1m defrauded from Irish business

Bank of Ireland this week reported to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) that a business customer of theirs had been the victim of a scam. Picture: File picture

Businesses have been implored to be on their guard by fraud detectives after yet another online heist saw an Irish firm conned out of more than €2m.

In the latest of a growing invoice fraud trend, Bank of Ireland this week reported to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) that a business customer of theirs had been the victim of a scam.