Prospective Clare car buyer scammed out of deposit
Person believed they were buying a car through a Facebook ad
A number of incidents of fraud are being investigated by gardaí around Clare.
Gardaí in Miltown Malbay are investigating a report of online fraud, in which the injured party believed that they were purchasing a vehicle that they had seen advertised on Facebook.
They transferred a deposit online though an app and later discovered that they had been scammed.
Gardaí in Ennis are also investigating two incidents of fraud that were reported last week.
This first report involved the injured party receiving a text message on their phone that they believed to be from An Post requesting that they pay a customs charge.
The injured party clicked on the link and sums of money were subsequently withdrawn from their account.
The second incident related to a phone call that the injured party received which they believed to be from their bank informing them of suspicious activity on their account.
They were asked for their online details to cancel the transactions and money was subsequently taken from their account.
Where you believe you have been a victim of such a fraud, please report to your local Garda station.
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