Public warned to be vigilant as business loses over €200k in invoice fraud scam

  • 📰 thejournal_ie
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 16 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 10%
  • Publisher: 50%

Nigeria News News

Nigeria Nigeria Latest News,Nigeria Nigeria Headlines

Gardaí are warning the public of invoice redirect fraud and CEO fraud following an increase in such crimes

Image: Shutterstock/igorstevanovic Image: Shutterstock/igorstevanovic GARDAÍ ARE WARNING the public of invoice redirect fraud and CEO fraud following an “noticeable increase” in such crimes.For example, one company lost over €200,000, another lost almost $500,000 and many people and businesses have lost smaller amounts of money.

These requests can also come by way of letter or phone call. As a result, gardaí are warning that caution should be taken with any request of this nature. Gardaí have issued advice from a businessman who was recently the victim of this type of scam and lost a significant amount of money:

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 32. in NG

Nigeria Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Nigeria Headlines