"More than 200 websites were found to be targeting Irish residents with scams last year, including fake online shops and fraudulent loan websites claiming to be regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland."
"Financial scams targeting Irish people increased by 52pc in just one year, with many attempting to impersonate organisations like Revenue, An Post and Irish banks."
More than 200 websites targeted Irish residents with scams last year. The scams included fake online shops and fraudulent loan websites. Some fraudulent loan sites claimed to be regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Financial scams targeting Irish people increased by 52% in one year. Many scams attempted to impersonate well-known Irish organisations, including Revenue, An Post, and Irish banks. The goal of these impersonation tactics was to steal cash from victims.
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