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Scams

    Debunked: Irish Facebook groups inundated with housing scams
    ComReg says people are 'losing trust in texting' and wants a registry to beat the scammers
    Most Irish people say that scams have become a lot more sophisticated in the past year
    Debunked: No evidence that DHL scam using ‘sorry we missed you’ notes is operating in Ireland
    Debunked: An Post says posts offering to sell undeliverable 'lost parcels' is a scam
    AIB warns of 'taxi scam' where customers are asked to hand over bank card to courier
    Bank of Ireland warns of 'alarming' new wave of online scams luring people with fake bargains
    Booking.com denies security breach after phishing scam attempt made on its website
    Over €7 million stolen from romance fraud victims in past five years in Ireland
    Scam warnings issued to shoppers ahead of Black Friday
    RTÉ's Sarah McInerney issues warning over text scams after falling victim to one herself
    Fraudsters 'find it easier' to trick victims into sending money than stealing their identities
    Garda warning about accommodation fraud as victims lose up to €5,000 to scammers
    Poll: Have you received more scam calls and texts recently?
    HSE hack: Sensitive data from 520 patients leaked online
    Covid fraudsters: Here are the most common scams and how to avoid them
    Warning over 'get rich quick' scams involving cryptocurrencies
    Gardaí warn about Covid-19 vaccine call and text scams
    Departments warn of scams asking people for bank details
    Pair arrested in Belfast over recent scams targeting vulnerable people during pandemic
    Christmas shopping on the move? Gardaí warn to only shop online when on personal WiFi
    'The rise of absolute cowboys': Scammers are targeting students desperate for somewhere to live
    Here's what students need to know when looking for accommodation
    Michael McCarthy Flynn
    Travelling abroad? Warning issued as one woman loses €5,000 in Canary Islands credit card scam
    Woman who swindled €96,000 from elderly man had "fraudster's handbook" with bizarre 9/11 sob story
    This dad trolled a Craiglist scammer in the most perfect way
    Three people transferred over €50,000 after getting phone calls from "gardaí"
    That 'we owe you money' letter from Sky? It's NOT a scam
    Older people driven to banks by criminals to 'take out large sums of money'
    Weird Wide Web: Life on Mars, World Cup withdrawal and sexting extortion
    Consumer agency urges vigilance against scams
    Irish Stock Exchange warns investors about 'too good to be true' scams
    Top 10 TheJournal.ie stories you tweeted in 2011
    Scam texts pretend to be from... the Data Protection Commissioner
    New research reveals more Irish people losing money through scams
    Japanese radiation text warning hoax spreads panic
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