Friday, October 13, 2023

High tech scammers are making an awful lot of money

Approximately €1 million is stolen from Irish consumers every day by scammers.

About €115 million is lost due to scam text messages and €187 million to bogus calls.

According to Bank of Ireland 82 per cent of the Irish population are targeted by fraudsters at least once a month, with more than one in three contending with the menace weekly.


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