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Ciaran Mather, 19 Apr
An Garda SÃochána (AGS) is appealing to the public in Kildare, in
particular those working at building and agricultural material
providers, who may have been victims of theft in recent months to come
forward.
A spokesperson for AGS has said: "Gardaà are currently investigating a
number of reports of people calling to retail premises and providing
fraudulent credit card details in order to purchase building and
agricultural material.
"Once the transaction is authorised, they leave the premises with the
goods and it is later discovered that the card details provided are
fraudulent."
According to AGS, a number of incidents have been detected since
December 2022 and have occurred in a number of counties to date.
These counties include: Kildare, Leitrim, Westmeath, Laois, Cork,
Tipperary and Offaly.
It is understood that these incidents have predominantly occurred at
hardware stores, builders providers and local co-operatives.
An incident room has been established in Thurles Garda Station and a
Senior Investigating Officer has been appointed.
The spokesperson added: "Gardaà in Tipperary are now appealing to any
potential victims, at any location, who have not yet contacted An Garda
SÃochána to please contact Thurles Garda Station on 0504 25100, the
Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station, so that
a full investigation can be conducted."