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Social welfare fraudsters ‘hung out to dry’

Polish-born social welfare fraudsters hung out to dry, claims their solicitor TWO Polish nationals who fraudulently collected dole payments for a couple who returned to their homeland have been left to ‘hang out to dry’ by the couple according to ...

08 May 2012 at 11:15

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County View John Healy If the bells-and-whistles announcement that the Bank of Ireland had been slapped with a €100.5 million fine for its mishandling of the tracker mortgage scandal was meant to pacify SeΡn and Maura Citizen, it failed to have ...

13 Oct 2022 at 10:34

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Scammers targeting company e-mail invoices

Michael Duffy GARDAÍ in Westport have warned businesses who receive e-mails from companies notifying them of a change in a company name or bank details to double check the changes and make direct contact with the companies in question before ...

03 Dec 2019 at 13:07

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Mayo Gardaí warn agri suppliers to be vigilant of fraudulent activity

Gardaí in Mayo have warned agricultural suppliers to be vigilant when selling goods after a number of recent incidents where they were targeted by unscrupulous criminals. The warning has been made following a number of incidents in the west ...

28 Jul 2024 at 15:00

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Warning: Everyone is at risk of 'extremely sophisticated' social media and online fraud

Fraudsters are using increasingly sophisticated methods to seek to scam consumers through social media, websites and phonecalls, the Central Bank has warned. These fraudsters are targeting more, and a broader range, of Irish consumers. The ...

02 Nov 2023 at 10:15

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Beware scam calls, texts and emails – Garda warning

Fake messages catching out Mayo people daily, while money mules are on the rise Edwin McGreal Garda chiefs all across Mayo are warning people to be extremely wary of any texts, emails or phone calls purporting to be from banks. An Garda ...

14 Dec 2021 at 10:00

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Tourist latest victim of Swinford petrol stretching

DAMAGE Contaminated petrol is thought to have been sold in the Swinford area. Tourist latest victim of Swinford petrol stretching Ciara Galvin An English man who regularly holidays in the Swinford area could be facing costs of £3,000 ...

02 Dec 2014 at 13:17

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Response to petrol stretching fuels anger

Response to petrol stretching fuels anger Ciara Galvin More than two months have passed since the first public meeting on petrol stretching in Swinford, but locals still feel that nothing has been done. Petrol stretching involves ...

18 Nov 2014 at 12:17

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Mayo bank customers hit by card scams

€5,000 taken from credit card without authorisation Cory Kilbane A Mayo man has been left in ‘complete shock’ after his debit card was skimmed and up to €5,000 belonging to him was spent without his authorisation. He believes ...

12 Dec 2017 at 13:36

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‘Amazing’ number of people falling for phishing scams – garda chief

Edwin McGreal Gardaí in Mayo have observed a ‘noticeable increase’ in phishing scams, a garda chief has warned. Detective Superintendent Joe McKenna, who has responsibility for major crime, said ‘the number of people getting ...

06 Jul 2021 at 10:00

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Public should be wary of bogus collectors

Ciara Galvin Concerned residents in Ballinrobe are asking the public to be wary of bogus charity collectors around this festive period after one such collector was reported to gardaí in the south Mayo town. A young male ...

28 Dec 2017 at 11:34

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€2,000 taken from couple’s bank account

Care urged with bank cards, as couple have €2,000 withdrawn Neill O’Neill A CASTLEBAR couple got a nasty shock at the weekend when they discovered a substantial amount of money had been withdrawn from their bank ...

09 Dec 2008 at 10:42

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