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GARDAÍ in Clare have issued a warning about a ‘phishing’ scam after a large sum of money was taken from a bank account at the weekend. “Phishing is when a fraudulent email or text tricks the receiver into sharing their personal, financial or security information,” explained Clare Crime Prevention Officer Sergeant Triona Brooks. On Saturday at 3.40pm a lady received a text purporting to be from her bank saying that her account had been used for an online transaction and if she believed that this was fraudulent to click on an attached link. “The lady followed the link and provided all her banking details as she believed it was from her bank,” said Sergeant Brooks. “The woman then received a call from a person from her bank and two authorisation codes were sent in a text to the lady and she gave these codes to the man. “Unfortunately later that day she realised that a large sum of money had …

Householders have been urged to review their home security arrangements in light of the latest CSO Crime Report. According to the CSO, “There were 28,583 recorded burglary and related offences in the 12-month period ending in Q1 2015, representing an increase of 2,113 (+8.0%) when compared with the corresponding period ending in 2014. Comparing the same periods, aggravated burglary offences rose slightly by 0.9% to 324 offences, while recorded burglary (not aggravated) offences increased by 8.1%, from 25,499 to 27,600. Possession of an article (with intent to burgle, steal, demand) offences increased by 1.4% to 659.” CSO 2015. Of these burglaries, 456 took place in Clare Garda Division from Q1 2014 – Q1 2015. Eoin Dunne, CEO of PhoneWatch said, “The crime statistics offer a snapshot of where Ireland is at in terms of burglary. Anyone can be a victim of home intrusions – ourselves, our friends, loved ones and neighbours. Burglars are ruthless and more often than not opportunistic. …