Scammers almost got away with nearly fifteen thousand euro, after targetting two people in Clare in the past week.
A woman received a call from a person purporting to be from the Department of Social Protection and she confirmed her PPS number and address.
She subsequently received a second call from a man claiming to be a Garda who asked her to transfer her money to a foreign bank as there was an arrest warrant out for her.
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The woman transferred €5,000 to the account she was given before realising it was a scam.
Clare’s Crime Prevention Officer, Sergeant Triona Brooks says it was one of two incidents in the county this week. She has deatails of a second one where a man lost almost almost ten thousand euro.
