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# Scam

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Two men jailed for passing cars in NCT scam
Australians warned about Valentine's Day romance scams that target lonely older people
Scammers using Whatsapp and Daft to extort money from desperate renters
Man arrested after 'attempting to sell stolen car he advertised online'
Investigation underway after counterfeit bin bags discovered in Dublin
London woman loses life savings after being targeted by 'romance scammers'
Students warned Leaving Cert results night festival is a "straight-up scam"
Gardaí catch youths in Kerry operating suicide charity collection scam
Houses, flats, holidays and McGregor tickets: Man up in court for multiple scams on friends
Investigation after GAA player targeted in online sex scam
Fraudsters are targeting migrants and threatening them with deportation
Beware: This scam email is being sent to Electric Ireland customers
Scam calls are still very much a thing so here's how to stay safe
The 'fake' university and the $40 million lawsuit facing Donald Trump
Scam artists are posing as ESB technicians
Man fakes brain cancer, collects thousands in donations from public
If you receive an email like this from WhatsApp, do not open it
Police arrest man selling fake tickets to Adele and Justin Bieber gigs in Dublin and Belfast
This Facebook voucher for Lidl is a scam
Aldi warning customers that a 40% off coupon being spread online is a scam
Burglars trick elderly man by pretending to check drains while cash stolen from home
People are falling for this new Facebook scam - here's how to stay safe
Received an email promising a tax refund? It's probably a scam
Man (91) charged with smuggling cocaine disguised as soap
Take care - scam artists are going door to door pretending to collect for Pieta House
Fraudsters pretending to be high-end store staff scam Irish people out of thousands
Judge throws out insurance claim saying gangs of Travellers and Roma are staging car crashes
A lot of Irish businesses are getting scammed
Nigerian gang blackmailed teen who took his own life
Three Irish men have been jailed for running a rooftop repair scam on the elderly
Woman sends online 'boyfriend' $1.4m, without ever meeting him
Businesses beware: An invoice scam is defrauding Irish companies
Five Irish men charged over Australian home repair scam investigation
These men are not fire fighters - but they're not scamming you
Hozier fans caught out by fake ticket scam at Dublin gig
Scammers target Irish students desperate for somewhere to live
Be careful, scammers are still targeting Irish home phone users
Weird Wide Web: A Facebook scam, a Forrest Gump game and a pop-up ad apology
Here are the warning signs that will tell you an email is a phishing scam
Don't be tempted by app offering to change your Facebook's colour - it's a scam