Image: Shutterstock Image: Shutterstock GARDAÍ HAVE ARRESTED three men as part of their investigations into suspected online romance and investment fraud.
Victims of romance fraud scams usually meet fraudsters through dating websites. The fraudsters set up fake profiles and build a relationship with their victims, gaining their trust and eventually asking for money, sometimes for travelling costs to come see them, for emergency medical expenses or for business opportunities.
Detective Superintendent Michael Cryan said this is “a novel investigation as the senders of such emails have never been arrested in Ireland before”.
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