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She thought she was sending money to help the actor with hospital treatment A woman was scammed out of €830,000 after being convinced she was dating Brad Pitt online. Anne, a 53-year-old from France, was contacted on social media by a scammer who was posing as Pitt’s mother. The next day, she was sent a […]

1 year ago

Rosanna Davison has issued a warning to parents after she was targeted by scammers. Mum-of-three Rosanna Davison urged parents to be wary of the ‘hi mum/dad’ text scam that has been circulating for the past few months. She explained that she received a scam message, but knew instantly it was fake because her children are […]

3 years ago

Be wary. There has been an increase of 30 per cent in accommodation fraud in 2022, in comparison with 2019. The return to college timeframe (August- October) shows a spike in accommodation fraud. Gardaí are advising people to be wary of rental scams, particularly at this time of year when students are returning to college. […]

4 years ago

Beware. Gardaí are warning the public of a return of a scam which has cost victims thousands of euros. Sergeant John Kelly from Fermoy Garda Station warned the public of the “Hi Mum” text scam while speaking to Patricia Messinger on C103’s CorkToday Show. “We see it all the time,” Sergeant Kelly said. “We saw […]

4 years ago

The public has been warned about a WhatsApp scam trending this week. Tech Advisor is urging the public not to click into the Cadbury Easter Egg message circulating on WhatsApp at the moment. The message has been sent to thousands of people, but it is a scam. The public has been told to simply ignore […]

4 years ago

Mr Swain scammed even more people out of money by pretending to be a doctor. Indian police have arrested a conman who reportedly married 14 women and scammed them out of a significant amount of money. According to a report by India Today, Bidhu Prakash Swain posed as a doctor and married numerous women between […]

4 years ago