Warning of scammers pretending to be gardaí searching for fake €50 notes

Sergeant John Kelly said if someone calls to the door looking to see €50 notes, people should 'run them' from the door and ring gardaí

Sergeant John Kelly said an incident in Watergrasshill last Friday saw two men knock on a door and they presented the person in the house with what resembled a Garda badge. File picture

Gardaí in Cork are warning of scammers knocking on doors claiming to be members of the force searching for counterfeit €50 notes.

Sergeant John Kelly said an incident in Watergrasshill last Friday saw two men knock on a door where they presented the person in the house with what resembled a Garda badge.