Sharp Rise in money Scams, Stolen from Consumers, from Online Fraudsters? The total value of fraudulent payments shot up by 26pc in 2023, increasing to €126m from €100m in 2022, the latest figures from the Central Bank of Ireland show., the latest figures from the Central Bank of Ireland show. A Current Banker, gave us some Details this morning, Be Careful. These Scammers gain peoples Trust, then Zoom into Accounts. Never show your DOB on Facebook or any other Site.

Comment just in relating to Cash online. To answer Geraldine Comiskey’s comment, millions of people in Ireland and worldwide prefer cash because it means they are not being monitored by Big Brother. In the last decade look at the multi-millions of scams in relation to online banking and purchasing online from Amazon and the rest. We now live in a robotic style and cash is one of the last pieces of Social Freedom. I am sure people would rise up to maintain their cash purchases. Written by Mairead