Ireland Case No. 12204Fraud (phone scam) · Co. Limerick
Limerick gardaí warn of phone scam targeting elderly woman
Limerick gardaí warned of a phone scam in which callers posed as bank officials and persuaded a woman in her seventies to transfer money via Western Union. The woman was later found to have been defrauded.
- Reported5 Nov
- Arrested
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet
Key facts
consolidated from all reports9 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA woman in her seventies was deceived by a phone scam in which callers posed as bank officials. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatThe caller gave the name of the supposed recipient, which had the same surname as the victim. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatA second caller, a woman, joined a conference call and the two pretended to argue about refunding her money. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatShe was persuaded to transfer money via Western Union. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatThe male caller stayed on the phone while she went to the Post Office and guided her through the transfer. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatThe male caller asked her to read out her identification details. (limerickleader.ie)
- causeA caller told her that fraudulent transactions had appeared on her account. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí described the scam as very detailed and organised, and said it had come to their attention that week. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherLater, when she checked her bank account, she realised there had been no fraud. (limerickleader.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 5 Nov2025'It was a complete scam': Limerick gardaí warn of elaborate phone fraud targeting elderly
Crime prevention warning about a specific scam against one woman in her seventies. No arrests or suspects identified. Incident date not given beyond 'this week'.
victim, seventies, femalesuspect, malesuspect, female