In The News: Ireland’s phone scam plague

A victim of phone fraud tells story that shows why tech-savvy among us aren’t immune

In The News is presented by reporters Conor Pope and Sorcha Pollak
In The News is presented by reporters Conor Pope and Sorcha Pollak

A lot of us have experienced it at least once by now: a fraudulent call looking for our personal information, often from someone claiming to be "investigating" for the gardaí or the Department of Social Protection. But how do these scams work?

We have a conversation with one of the scammers that takes an unexpected turn. A victim of phone fraud tells a story that shows why the tech-savvy among us aren’t immune. And an expert explains what the scammers are up to – and how we can stop them.

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