Cork man to be sentenced for scamming car dealership out of BMW car

Callum Kearney also tried the con two more times from another auto trader in Co Wicklow

Detective Garda Mark O’Riordain from the stolen motor vehicle investigation unit said on November 14, 2023, Kearney called Ashford Motors in Rathnew, Wicklow, looking to buy two BMWs valued at €89,950 and €54,950.

A scammer posing as an interested buyer stole a BMW car from a Cork dealership and tried the con two more times from another auto trader in Co Wicklow, a court has heard.

Callum Kearney, 23, who doctored images to imitate screenshots of bank transfer payments for cars with a combined value of almost €164,000, will be sentenced in March.