Limerick man scammed out of large sum of money while ill in hospital
A LIMERICK man was scammed out of a large sum of money while ill in hospital.
On Wednesday, May 31 a man in his 50s received a phone call from a female who claimed to be from Amazon.
She said that he was due a refund and that his bank details were required so that Amazon could pay it.
Unfortunately, the man is currently in hospital and very ill so without thinking he provided his bank account details.
Later in the day, he checked his bank account, expecting to see a deposit and instead saw that over €700 had been taken from his account without his permission.
Sergeant Ber Leetch, Crime Prevention Officer Henry Street Garda Station said: "We are all busy and distracted these days but
you must do the following if you want to avoid being a scammed.
"You must be very suspicious if you receive any form of unexpected contact offering you something that sounds too good to be true.
"Stop and think but do not provide your banking details to anybody unless you know exactly who he or she are".