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Two questioned over 'smishing' and 'vishing' frauds
Monday, 13 Dec 2021 21:07
Two people have been arrested by gardaĂ in Dublin in relation to 'smishing' and ‘vishing’ fraud attacks.
GardaĂ attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau conducted a search operation in Tallaght this morning.
The search operation followed an investigation into 'smishing' attacks on bank account holders.
Account holders received a text, believing it was from their bank with a link attached which brought them to a cloned website, gardaĂ said.
They then inputted their PINs which allowed the fraudsters to take control of their bank account and transfer money to a money mule account.
In one such case, a victim lost €7,500 and it was laundered through the accounts of a 22-year-old woman.
The woman was arrested this morning and was questioned at Rathfarnham Garda Station before being released without charge. A file is to be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
GNECB were also investigating reports that a man, purporting to be a bank employee, was calling to the homes of account holders who had received 'vishing' calls.
This man was collecting the account holders' bank cards from them. As the fraudsters already had the victims' PINs, he was then able to use their cards to make withdrawals and purchases.
The 21-year-old man was arrested this morning and is being questioned at Clondalkin Garda Station.