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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 22662Fraud (theft from a financial account) · Co. Limerick · 23 Jan 2023

Hundreds of euro stolen from Limerick teenager in Revolut fraud

An 18-year-old woman from the Mungret area, County Limerick, reported to Gardaí that almost €800 was taken from her Revolut account after she was tricked by a fraudster who called her on Monday morning claiming to be from Revolut and asked for her login details.

  1. Reported26 Jan
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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  • whatGardaí are investigating the theft of hundreds of euro from a young woman targeted by fraudsters. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe caller claimed the victim had been frozen out of her Revolut account and needed to provide login details to reactivate it. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe victim followed the caller's instructions and gave him her details, giving him access to her account. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatAlmost €800 was taken from the victim's account without her permission. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe victim is from the Mungret area. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe fraudster called the victim on Monday morning. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationSgt Ber Leetch advised the public to never share any PIN or password associated with financial accounts. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 26 Jan2023
    Reportedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Hundreds of euro stolen from Limerick teenager in Revolut 'fraud'

    Initial Gardaí report of the fraud; no arrests made; Sgt Ber Leetch issued public advice about protecting financial account credentials.

    victim, 18, femalesuspect, male