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# Fraud

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Two men jailed for inducing dozens to invest in €5.5 million forestry scam
Dutch man who falsely claimed €200k in social welfare while outside Ireland is jailed for four years
Bank of Ireland warns customers over phishing text scam
Imitation firearms, smart phones and computers seized by gardaí in Dublin area
The Explainer: Why are your insurance premiums increasing by so much?
Criminals are using CEOs' social media posts to trick employees into handing over money
Fake heiress who conned New York's elite sentenced to up to 12 years in prison
Hundreds of people affected by a dozen websites offering 'fast and easy' loans
New York socialite who falsely claimed to be an heiress convicted of stealing over $200,000
Three men arrested as part of investigation into organised crime gang
'Money mule' warning issued by gardaí as €2 million fraud investigation gets underway
Trump's ex-campaign chief sentenced to almost four years in prison
'They sound genuine': Gardaí warn about broadband phone scam
Elderly woman pressured into buying 12 chainsaws, 11 generators and 7 power washers
Romanian gang members flee Ireland despite surrendering passports
Woman in her 70s swindled out of £45,000 in 'absolutely despicable' scam
Wicklow teen allegedly laundered money for criminal gang after being approached on social media
Gardaí release photos of phones after three men charged over theft and fraud offences in Dublin
Criminals are using social media to recruit Irish students as 'money mules'
Over 300 cases of social welfare fraud reported to gardaí last year
Man jailed for six years after falsely claiming over £100,000 in benefits for Grenfell Tower victims
Revenue warns of new tax refund scam targeting people's bank details
Elon Musk and Tesla fined €34.4 million, Musk to step down as chairman over fraud charges
Grenfell Tower fraud who claimed £86,000 worth of funds set aside for fire victims jailed for six years
Searches carried out in five counties in crackdown on multimillion euro fraud network
Council worker charged with taking money intended for Grenfell Tower victims
Irish consumers scammed by fraudulent websites advertising on Facebook and Instagram
Gardaí warning the public about a scam that tries to trick you into buying iTunes gift cards
Trump's former campaign chief to face trial today
Organisers of disastrous Fyre Festival settle €24 million fraud case
'Companies are being targeted daily': Gardaí warn businesses to be vigilant of invoice frauds
Man (30s) arrested in connection with €1.1m international money laundering operation
'Parasitic fraud': Man and woman jailed for claiming to have lived in Grenfell Tower
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife charged with fraud and breach of trust
David Drumm handed six-year jail term for conspiracy to defraud and false accounting
Nine people arrested for 'fraudulently benefitting from Grenfell fire'
Convicted of a €7.2 billion fraud - David Drumm was Anglo's man 'who called the shots' at the infamous bank
Former Anglo CEO David Drumm has been found guilty
Police hunt for suspected serial fraudster who stole around €260,000 and failed to appear in court
Man who falsely claimed father died in Grenfell Tower fire jailed for fraud