A shocking four in five people across Ireland have received a text, call or email which they thought was fake…
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Man charged in connection with €190,000 alleged online fraud
by Staff Writer 7 months agoA young man has been charged in connection with an online fraud estimated to be in the region of more…
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Gardaí from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) have made three arrests during search operations in West Dublin and…
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CourtsLead StoriesNews
Convoy conman found guilty of concert tickets fraud
by Staff Writer 1 year agoA Convoy man has been told to refund a music fan or face a spell in jail after conning a…
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Up to one-fifth of motorists stopped and questioned at a Garda checkpoint operation in Donegal recently were suspected of scamming…
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Investigation launched into Irish in Australia claiming Covid payments here
by Staff Writer 1 year agoAn investigation has been launched by Gardai amidst claims that Irish people living in Australia are claiming emergency Covod payments…
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Gardai are warning Donegal companies of the continuing existence of Invoice Redirect Fraud and CEO Fraud saying everyone should treat…
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CourtsLead Stories
Man jailed for threatening to kill and rape Gardai after calling station
by Staff Writer 2 years agoA man who threatened to kill Gardai and rape their children when he blitzed a Garda station with abusive calls…
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CourtsLead StoriesNews
Woman appears in court on €68,488 social welfare fraud
by Staff Writer 2 years agoA woman has appeared in court charged in connection with a €68,488 social welfare scam. Shauna Tynan, from Letterkenny, appeared…
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CourtsLead StoriesNews
Company caught thief after installing new CCTV system at Donegal business
by Staff Writer 2 years agoA company installed a specialist CCTV system to catch a suspected thief after their accountant noticed their business was not…
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CourtsLead StoriesNews
Man stole €100,000 from The Cope and gave it to ‘romantic scammers’
by Staff Writer 3 years agoA man stole more than €100,000 from his employer and gave it to men he met online in chatrooms. Billy…
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CourtsLead StoriesNews
Man who used credit card device to steal €2,550 of clothing is jailed
by Staff Writer 3 years agoA business student who used a sophisticated device to over-ride a credit card machine to steal €2,550 worth of clothing…
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CourtsLead StoriesNews
Civil servant admits stealing €2,576 to feed gambling and alcohol addictions
by Staff Writer 3 years agoA civil servant paid benefits to people and then ordered them to cash the cheques and pay the cash back…
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CourtsLead StoriesNews
Woman used stolen credit card to steal from 14 shops
by Staff Writer 3 years agoA young woman used a stolen credit card to defraud 14 different shops out of goods in a robbery spree.…
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Banking experts have warned customers of ‘number spoofing’, which tricks customers into thinking they are talking to their bank. Fraudsters…
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Man who claimed €28,594 in social welfare had more than €173,000 in his bank account
by Staff Writer 4 years agoA man who claimed social welfare payments while having €173,840 in his bank account has been ordered to pay a…
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Lead StoriesNews
Donegal struck by door-to-door fraudsters faking fundraising for Irish Deaf Society
by Elaine McCallig 4 years agoA spokesperson for the Irish Deaf Society has warned Donegal residents of a rogue group going door-to-door purporting to represent…
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BusinessNews
Rathmullan man pleads guilty to €8M loan fraud from bank
by Stephen Maguire 5 years agoFormer finance director of Anglo Irish Bank Willie McAteer has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining an €8 million loan from…
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COURTS: A woman claimed €26,000 in social welfare benefits while working full-time at a nursing home. Michelle Fulton, of The…
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DONEGAL DAILY CRIME ALERT: HUNDREDS of people in Donegal have been hit again with a bogus Tax Refund scam. A number…
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