Gardaí have issued a fresh warning not to give out your credit card details to unknown sources, after a number of Clare people were targeted in a series of scams.
It’s understood a person in the Sixmilebridge area lost a substantial sum of money after their computer crashed – a message appeared on-screen urging them to contact a number in the US to fix the problem.
Separately, an ad running on social media is offering a 50% discount to people paying their motor tax online, which says that the money will be paid directly into your bank account once you have over your reg and unique pin.
While, an elderly women in Shannon was conned into buying itunes vouchers over the phone, after her computer was hacked and corrupted.
Clare’s Crime Prevention Officer, Sergeant Joe Downey says people are being caught out here.
