Gardaí advised victim that ‘suspects within the State have been identified’, but just over €4,600 has been recovered
Authorised Push Payment fraud happens when people are tricked into making immediate transfers to bank accounts managed by scammers. Photo posed
A mother who had €30,000 from her divorce settlement stolen after scammers posed as Revenue and Bank of Ireland employees has said the experience has “changed my life forever”.
Last February, a message claiming to be from the Revenue Commissioners did not seem out of the ordinary because the woman had previously been working with an accountant to claim back expenses.