New warning issued over rental scams after student victim of suspected fraud in Cork 

Gardaí have said accommodation frauds have declined in recent months due to Covid-19 restrictions. 

The student's family were scammed out of hundreds of euro. 

Gardaí have issued a fresh warning to the public over online rental scams as thousands of students move to towns and cities ahead of the start of a new university term. 

The warning comes after gardaí have started an investigation into a suspected fraud on a University College Cork (UCC) student seeking accommodation in Cork