Significant amount of money stolen from Limerick pensioner targeted by fraudster
GARDAI in County Limerick are investigating the theft of a significant amount of money from a pensioner who was targeted by fraudsters.
The woman, whose aged in her 70’s and who lives in the Abbeyfeale area received a phone call from a male who claimed he was from her bank's fraud squad.
"Ultimately, he persuaded her to transfer some cash via Western Union money transfer to another account, she lost almost €1,000," said divisional crime prevention officer Sergeant Ber Leetch.
A number of similar incidents have been reported across Limerick in recent weeks and gardai are urging people to beware that a number of scams - involving phone calls and fake messages - are common at present.
"Never trust an email or text message from a bank, contact your bank directly yourself but only on the phone number you looked up and never a phone number in the text or email," said Sgt Leetch.