Bus Éireann moves to shut down bizarre scam featuring Cork actor Cillian Murphy

Images of the Oppenheimer star and Cork councillor Kieran McCarthy holding Leap cards alongside images of Bus Éireann buses have appeared on a Facebook page in recent days 
Bus Éireann moves to shut down bizarre scam featuring Cork actor Cillian Murphy

The scam ad featuring Oscar winner Cillian Murphy.

Bus Éireann has moved to shut down a bizarre scam offering cheap bus fares which used images of Oscar winner Cillian Murphy and a former lord mayor of Cork.

Images of the Oppenheimer star and Independent councillor Kieran McCarthy holding Leap cards alongside images of Bus Éireann buses have appeared on a Facebook page in recent days encouraging people to sign up for the "too-good-to-be-true" public transports fares.

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