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Kilkenny youths among 700 ‘money mules’ identified by gardai

By Kilkenny Now 17th March 2021 0

People living in Kilkenny have been targeted by criminal gangs looking to access their bank accounts so they can launder money from the proceeds of crime. Young men in Kilkenny are far more likely to be targeted by, and get drawn into becoming a ‘money mule’ for these gangs, gardai have confirmed. Gardai confirmed more […]

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Smishing, vishing and phishing: Online fraud cases soar in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2021 0

Online fraud cases have almost doubled since the start of the year, Kilkenny gardai have warned. Local gardai made the revelation as they took part in National Fraud Awareness Week, a campaign to increase people’s understanding of the different types of scam targeting innocent members of the public. The most common of these are when […]

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ALERT: Kilkenny AIB customers warned of new bank card scam

By Kilkenny Now 31st July 2020 0

Gardai have warned Kilkenny-based AIB customers to beware of a new ‘smishing’ scam in which people are being contacted by text message from fraudsters falsely claiming to be bank officials. In the text, customers are led to believe their bank card has been compromised. They are then asked to log onto a website to receive […]

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Gardai issue bank card ‘smishing’ scam warning to Kilkenny residents

By Kilkenny Now 18th June 2020 0

An Garda Síochána have issued a warning to the public about a ‘smishing’ scam after a number of people were  contacted by a text message, which appears to have come their bank, leading them to believe their bank card has been compromised. A number of reports were received by Gardaí in relation to this scam […]

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Businesses and locals in Kilkenny warned after Gardai seize more than €430,000 in ‘movie money’

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2020 0

Gardai have warned businesses and locals in Kilkenny to be on the lookout for novelty Euro notes often marked as ‘movie money’ or ‘prop money’ which are designed to be used on film sets. A number of reports suggested that the notes are in circulation in the county and country, with one business taking to […]

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‘Trust no email’ – Kilkenny businesses warned of new internet scam

By Kilkenny Now 14th November 2019 0

Kilkenny businesses are being warned about an email scam after it emerged two companies have been defrauded of more than €650,000 between them after falling victim to online crooks. The companies lost the money after responding to what looked like legitimate invoices from suppliers. One company lost €200,000 and the other €453,000. Criminals send emails […]