Businesses warned to be cautious after Kerry firm stung for €8k in email scam

A man in his 20s has been arrested after the firm paid over  €8,000 before they realised it was a scam.  

Gardaí have warned businesses to be wary of potential email scams. File picture.

A man in his 20s has been arrested after the firm paid over  €8,000 before realising they had been conned, gardaí said.

The fraud began in mid-2019 when an organisation received an email from an address claiming to be a company with whom they do regular business, gardaí said. It requested payment of an outstanding invoice be directed to a new account. A file has been sent to the DPP in relation to the case.