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# Fraud

Last year
2023
People being warned over Credit Union text and call scam
All time
Garda tips to avoid getting your e-wallet emptied this Christmas
Court rules that French celebrity Dany Boon entitled to €4.87m damages from fraud case
Wirecard fraud trial opens in Germany, with ex-CEO and two former executives on the dock
Fraudsters stole nearly €45 million through frauds and scams in the second half of 2021
Elizabeth Holmes gets more than 11 years in prison for Theranos scam
Spain prosecutors drop corruption and fraud charges against Neymar
Neymar tells fraud trial he signed documents his father told him to
US scammers may have taken over $45 billion in pandemic aid, says watchdog
47 people charged in Minnesota over $240 million Covid relief fraud scheme
Myanmar's Suu Kyi sentenced to three years for 'electoral fraud'
Average text scam costs victims €1,700 as new campaign warns of bank switch con
Well-known French actor claims he is the victim of €6 million fraud by ‘Irish lord’
Man arrested in Swords as part of scam email and PUP fraud probe
Gardaí launch investigation into alleged IRFU international ticket fraud
Central Bank warns that fraudulent firms are impersonating it in a bid to defraud customers
Letter sent to politician claiming they were suspected of sexual offences was extortion 'scam'
Warning issued over fraud ring seeking bank details of victims
Garda warning about accommodation fraud as victims lose up to €5,000 to scammers
Fraud crime in Ireland surged by 114% in the last three months of 2021
Woman (60s) suspected of investment offences arrested after searches in Dublin
Judge asked to delay Theranos founder sentencing to September
72% increase in fraud crimes this year driven by attempts to obtain personal information
Man (40s) arrested in Donegal over €20 million property registration fraud
Last minute online shopping? Here are some tips to keep your cash safe from fraudsters
Man convicted of €175,000 welfare fraud found to have breached Teaching Council regulations
Disgraced ex-Fifa officials Blatter and Platini charged with fraud over €1.8m payment
Men plead guilty to PUP scam which cost state €150,000
Man held in Belfast on extradition warrant over multimillion-dollar fraud in US
Number of fraud incidents recorded by gardaí rises by 40% in past year
Gardaí investigating 'romance cryptocurrency scam' where woman lost over €10,000
Courts Service warns of phone scam using what appears to be one of its own numbers
English language students who paid cash to travel company fear losing legal status
Gardaí receiving 'daily reports' of accommodation scams in which renters lose hundreds of Euro
Garda probe over suspicions English language students conned out of €250k by travel company
Gardaí believe that Irish financial institutions could be at risk from an international crime gang
Bank of Ireland warns customers of 'alarming' fraud increase
From Korea to Kerry: Gardaí reveal massive international fraud with a 'significant footprint' in Ireland
Gardaí warn of fraud calls that appear to come from garda station
Man (32) arrested over directing criminal gang involved in money laundering