Over €25m stolen from people in investment fraud last year

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More than double the number of victims have reported the crime to Gardaí in the first two months of this year compared to last year

More than €25 million was stolen in Ireland in 2023, which is almost equal to the combined amount stolen in 2021 and 2022 - at €14m and €11.5m respectively.

Almost €60 million has been stolen in the past four years, with over 965 people reporting incidents to An Garda Síochána. Another man aged in his 60s reported that he had been contacted online last year about investing with a British financial institution. Never allow anyone remote access to your computer or download Apps that can give others control of your computer such as ‘AnyDesk’Detective Superintendent Michael Cryan from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau said people can see their life savings disappear.

 

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