People in Kerry are being reminded to never click on suspicious links or engage with suspicious messages from unknown numbers.
Regional Chief Superintendent for the Southern Garda Region, Colm O’Sullivan says 2025 saw a spike in online and phone scams across the country.
Some people in Kerry have been defrauded of tens-of-thousands of euro last year, with a number of individuals having their life savings cleared.
Chief Superintendent O’Sullivan says scammers are becoming more sophisticated and is urging people to err on the side of caution.
Meanwhile, Chief Superintendent O’Sullivan says there has been a rise in money muling cases coming before the courts.
He states these actions are facilitating organised crime and judges aren’t buying the “young and foolish” excuse anymore: