Money mules scammed Corkman out of €26k he paid to build dream home in Kerry

Victim's dream of a holiday home in Co Kerry suffered a major setback when the final of three stage-payments to builders went into the wrong bank account after the invoice from the building firm was intercepted by scammers, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard.
A Cork man who had more than €26,000 stolen from him in an email fraud scam has told a court he no longer has any faith in electronic financial transactions.
Sean McCarthy's dream of a holiday home in Co Kerry suffered a major setback when the final of three stage-payments to builders went into the wrong bank account after the invoice from the building firm was intercepted by scammers, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard.