Booking.com denies security breach after phishing scam attempt made on its website
1 Mar
12.2k
8
This year
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Scam
Over €7 million stolen from romance fraud victims in past five years in Ireland
14 Feb
7.3k
14
Last year
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Online Shopping
Scam warnings issued to shoppers ahead of Black Friday
23 Nov 2023
12.5k
27
Push Payment Scams
RTÉ's Sarah McInerney issues warning over text scams after falling victim to one herself
25 May 2023
58.6k
19
fraud prevention
Fraudsters 'find it easier' to trick victims into sending money than stealing their identities
24 May 2023
6.3k
5
All time
Fraud
Garda warning about accommodation fraud as victims lose up to €5,000 to scammers
31 Mar 2022
11.1k
0
The Daily Poll
Poll: Have you received more scam calls and texts recently?
27 Jan 2022
32.0k
37
dark web
HSE hack: Sensitive data from 520 patients leaked online
28 May 2021
31.4k
18
Scams
Covid fraudsters: Here are the most common scams and how to avoid them
26 May 2021
31.2k
11
cryptocurrency
Warning over 'get rich quick' scams involving cryptocurrencies
20 May 2021
23.6k
74
Vaccines
Gardaí warn about Covid-19 vaccine call and text scams
9 Mar 2021
24.8k
2
stay alert
Departments warn of scams asking people for bank details
23 Jul 2020
16.8k
5
fraudsters
Pair arrested in Belfast over recent scams targeting vulnerable people during pandemic
3 May 2020
17.7k
11
safe online shopping
Christmas shopping on the move? Gardaí warn to only shop online when on personal WiFi
3 Dec 2017
18.3k
8
Student Accommodation
'The rise of absolute cowboys': Scammers are targeting students desperate for somewhere to live
21 Aug 2017
22.1k
22
Voices
Here's what students need to know when looking for accommodation
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22 Aug 2016
765
25
be vigilant
Travelling abroad? Warning issued as one woman loses €5,000 in Canary Islands credit card scam
3 Feb 2016
41.6k
42
London
Woman who swindled €96,000 from elderly man had "fraudster's handbook" with bizarre 9/11 sob story
11 Dec 2015
20.9k
14
Keep On Trollin
This dad trolled a Craiglist scammer in the most perfect way
30 Sep 2015
10.8k
2
vishing
Three people transferred over €50,000 after getting phone calls from "gardaí"
25 Sep 2015
34.7k
55
believe in better
That 'we owe you money' letter from Sky? It's NOT a scam
3 Dec 2014
29.5k
23
bogus callers
Older people driven to banks by criminals to 'take out large sums of money'
13 Sep 2014
13.2k
25
Week in Web
Weird Wide Web: Life on Mars, World Cup withdrawal and sexting extortion
3 Aug 2014
10.4k
3
Scams
Consumer agency urges vigilance against scams
1 Oct 2012
7.0k
19
Scams
Irish Stock Exchange warns investors about 'too good to be true' scams
3 Mar 2012
4.1k
3
Review 2011
Top 10 TheJournal.ie stories you tweeted in 2011
27 Dec 2011
3.5k
2
data fail
Scam texts pretend to be from... the Data Protection Commissioner
11 Jul 2011
591
6
Good Morning
The 9 at 9
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Anger over the government’s failure to make the bondholders share the pain; Financial Regulator Matthew Elderfield says criminal charges will come, and red faces for Royal aides as they invite the wrong Mary to the the wedding of William and Kate.
1 Apr 2011
3.4k
8
Scams
New research reveals more Irish people losing money through scams
1 Apr 2011
1.7k
7
Fake Text
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