The vast majority of cases involved people being tricked into investing in cryptocurrency, primarily through pop-up ads and online serches.
A shocking €2.94million was stolen in the first eight months of the year, while the total amount nabbed in 2019 was €3.3million. They also urged people to take legal and financial advice before investing in anything, and not to respond to so-called "pop-up" ads online or "cold calls" to their phone.Simply pop your e-mail into the box at the top of this article and get all the latest news and entertainment direct to you
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