500% rise in reports of online fraud in Tipperary

Chief Superintendent Smart said that if anyone has any suspicions, hang up and call your own bank directly – never use the phone number the caller has contacted you from

Chief Superintendent Derek Smart said that the amount of money being lost by consumers in Ireland through fraud is in the millions each year.

The level of online fraud reported to gardaí in Tipperary has risen by 500% in the past year.

Gardaí revealed at today’s meeting of the Tipperary joint policing committee that fraud has soared in 2021, particularly in relation to online frauds including phishing, smishing, account takeover and shopping.