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Luke Combs at Slane Castle: Irish fans issued warning amid surge in ticket scams
Music
The American country singer will perform two sold-out gigs at Slane Castle this weekend
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Never say 'yes' to these three questions from an unknown caller - it's an AI voice scam
Scams
A tech expert has issued a warning about increasingly sophisticated AI voice fraud scam phone calls - and there are three questions you should never answer with a 'yes'
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Irish shoppers warned to watch out for scam text from July 1
Scams
From July 1, any goods valued at less than €150 entering Ireland from outside the European Union will be subject to an extra €3 per unique item, plus VAT.
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Gardaí issue warning over sophisticated text message scam targeting bank accounts
An Garda Siochana
One victim unknowingly handed over access to his online account after receiving a text message and phone call from scammers claiming to be bank officials, Gardaí have warned
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Bank of Ireland customers warned over scam that starts with a simple text
Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland are advising customers and the general public to be particularly vigilant.
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Irish bank urges shoppers to make one important check amid rise in card overcharging scam
Scams
The scam typically involves a customer being told one amount verbally, but a much higher amount being entered on the card terminal
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Woman's blood runs cold after 1.37am email from herself
Scams
A woman was left shaken after receiving a 'disturbing' email from herself in the early hours of the morning, and she wasn't sure what to do after she opened it
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Gardai issue stark warning to public over bogus and rogue traders who call to their homes
An Garda Siochana
Scam artists have been known to offer services such as power washing and painting, or pretend to work for a charity or a local organisation.
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Garda warning after 'vicious scam call' results in woman's Revolut account being cleared out
Revolut
Gardaí issued a warning after the "vicious scam call"
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Accused (47) linked to €800k fraud probe flew to Dublin weekly to collect dole, court hears
Courts
The father-of-seven was refused bail when he appeared before Judge Michele Finan at Dublin District Court on Saturday
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Gardaí warn of scammers posing as Financial Intelligence Unit agents
Scams
The public have been warned of scam calls from fraudsters
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Romance fraudster who conned elderly widow out of €140k learns his fate: 'Despicable and sinister'
Scams
Peter McDonagh, 33, claimed he needed money for non-existent private cancer treatment in the UK
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Several people scammed by fake NCT booking websites, with one stung for over €600
NCT
Internal records detail how multiple fake websites were in operation with a new version appearing not long after the Road Safety Authority (RSA) issued a public warning
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Landscaper defrauded elderly woman out of €50k for dodgy job as she felt she couldn't say 'stop'
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Myles Connors (37) charged the woman €48,000 for slabbing, weed removal and cementing part of her back garden
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Gardai warn of scam callers with 'refined Dublin accent' purporting to be from AIB
An Garda Siochana
The scammers are ringing people pretending to be Garda or from AIB
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‘Hi Mum, it’s me’ — Bank of Ireland warns of chilling surge in family impersonation scam texts
Scams
The current wave of scams involves fraudsters pretending to be a family member with a damaged or lost phone
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Woman who got €5k from An Post cyber attack ran up €2k hotel bill and didn't pay
An Post
Kim Porter (31) pleaded guilty to 10 offences involving money laundering, deception, enhancing a criminal organisation, possession of cocaine and making off from a hotel without paying
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Priest loses €50k to broadband phishing scheme: 'I suffer my loss and put it down to a hard loss'
Scams
The priest told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that he believes the bank failed him as a customer
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Dublin sales assistant spared jail over €1,700 rent scam
Courts
Emily Paiva, 24, of Fortlawn Park, Blanchardstown, was handed a three-month sentence, suspended for two years, by Judge John Hughes at Dublin District Court on Tuesday
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'Intelligent' dentist who 'brought ruination on himself' in 17-year HSE scam learns his fate
Dentist
Jerome Kiely defrauded the HSE of €58,000 over a 17-year period
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Fraud soared last year despite Gardai confirming fall in number of major crimes
Crime
An Garda Siochana’s provisional crime statistics for last year reveal fraud and economic crimes were up 137 per cent compared with 2024
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Cousins to learn fate over 'particularly unusual fraud' they claimed was a bet to see if it would work
Scams
The judge said it was a “very strange thing to think about doing it, let alone bet on it.”
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Young footballer who failed to turn pro pretended to be bank official in scam
Scams
The victim had been contacted via text the previous day by a person purporting to be from AIB, who claimed that his account had been hacked
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Warning after scam messages for 'reduced electricity bills' circulate
Scams
The scam text says people are due a “reduced electricity bill” in the aftermath of Storm Chandra
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