Scammers … think before you act because there is an ever increasing chance that you will be caught and sent to prison. Your friend goes to Thailand while you stay in Ireland and greedily collect his social welfare benefits.

Courts News Ireland (@courtsnewsIRL) posted at 6:16 pm on Wed, Nov 20, 2024:

A Dubliner who used the identity of a friend who had moved to Thailand to steal over one hundred thousand euro in social welfare benefits over the course of a decade has been jailed for 18 months.

https://t.co/3fZrgaWo0Whttps://t.co/YQo8sruqk6
(https://x.com/courtsnewsIRL/status/1859299911755252048?t=GcuTlrOFu0btDeow-W2ZNg&s=03)