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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 29659Deception (fraudulent car sale) · Co. Limerick

Garda warn after fraudulent car sale in Coonagh, Limerick

A woman in her mid-thirties travelled from Longford to Coonagh, Limerick to buy a car she had seen online. She handed over cash to the seller, who left quickly, and she then discovered a sticker had been placed over the mileage, revealing the car had 100,000 more miles than advertised. The seller's identity is unknown and no arrests have been made. Gardaí issued a warning advising people to verify sellers and avoid anonymous payment when buying items online.

  1. Reported12 Oct
    2 reports
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A woman in her mid-thirties travelled from Longford to Coonagh, Limerick to buy a car she had seen online.
  • She handed over cash and the seller left very quickly.
  • A sticker had been placed over the mileage, and the car had 100,000 more miles than advertised online.
  • The woman is at a financial loss with no means of getting anything back.
Where
The car purchase took place in Coonagh, Limerick.
Investigation
Gardaí advised people to verify sellers and avoid anonymous payment when buying items online.
Other details
  • Sergeant Ber Leetch, divisional crime prevention officer, issued the warning.
  • The seller's identity is unknown and no arrests have been made.
15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA woman in her mid-thirties travelled from Longford to Limerick to buy a car she had seen online. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatShe handed over cash and the seller left very quickly. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatA sticker had been placed over the mileage on the car. (limerickleader.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe car had 100,000 more miles than advertised online. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatShe is at a financial loss with no means of getting anything back. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatA woman in her mid-thirties was conned when buying a car in Limerick (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe woman travelled from Longford to collect the car she had seen online (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe car had 100,000 more miles than was advertised online (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe woman paid cash and the seller left quickly (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whereShe arranged to meet the seller at Coonagh. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe car purchase took place in Coonagh, Limerick (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationGardaí advised people to verify sellers and avoid anonymous payment when buying items online (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherSergeant Ber Leetch is the divisional crime prevention officer who issued the warning. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe woman is at a financial loss with no means of getting anything back (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherDivisional crime prevention officer Sergeant Ber Leetch issued the warning (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 13 Oct2021
    Reportedoffalyexpress.ie, its first report
    Garda warning after Midlands woman duped during car sale

    Garda warning issued after a woman was conned in an online car purchase; no arrests made and the seller's identity is unknown.

    victim, mid-thirties, femalesuspect
  2. 12 Oct2021
    Reportedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Garda warning as car 'sold' in Limerick had significantly more mileage than advertised

    Garda warning issued after a woman was conned out of money in an online car purchase; no arrests or charges.

    victim, mid-thirties, femalesuspect