Student forced to sleep in car duped out of €600 in rental fraud 

A Brazilian woman recently bought an old car for €800 because she could not find anywhere else to live.

An international student who bought an old car to live in because she could not find accommodation in Dublin has now been duped out of €600 in rental fraud.

The woman is currently couch surfing in the home of an acquaintance but had recently signed a contract for a bunk bed in an apartment in Dublin from May 31 until February 2023, and handed over a deposit of €600.