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

Bogus invoice for construction work provided bank details for an account not belonging to reputable building firm, which victim had hired to carry out construction work, court heard

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.

Wed, 16 Feb, 2022 - 16:27

Declan Brennan

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.