Cork man charged with theft of €7k from architect's client in invoice fraud

A woman was about to make payment when she got an email saying some of the bank account details had changed and believed communication was genuine, the  court heard

Dickson Aribasoye of Highfield Park, Ballincollig, Cork is charged with eight counts of theft. Picture: Larry Cummins 

A woman who owed money to an architect was contacted by someone who intercepted the invoice to say the account details were to be changed — and she ended up sending €7,380 to a person who had nothing to do with the architectural firm.

Detective Garda Donal O’Connell outlined the background allegations in the case at