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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 1816Fraud (offering fake driving licences) · Co. Kilkenny

Scammer offering fake driving licences caught by Kilkenny Garda on WhatsApp

A man was offering to sell fake Irish driving licences for €680 after a Kilkenny Garda spotted his comments on the Kilkenny Garda Facebook page. The Garda engaged the man on WhatsApp, pretending to be a disqualified driver, and the man claimed to work under the NDLS, sent a sample licence, and requested a selfie, date of birth, and name, accepting payment via Revolut or PayPal. The Garda revealed their identity by sending a picture of their badge. The matter is under investigation and no arrest has been made, as reported on 23 April 2025.

  1. Reported23 Apr
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A man was offering to sell fake Irish driving licences for €680, claiming to work under the NDLS and sending a sample licence.
  • The man requested a selfie, date of birth, and name, and accepted payment via Revolut or PayPal.
Where
Kilkenny.
When
Reported on 23 April 2025; the incident date is not specified.
Investigation
  • The man was spotted through comments on the Kilkenny Garda Facebook page.
  • A Kilkenny Garda engaged the man on WhatsApp, pretending to be a disqualified driver, and revealed their identity by sending a picture of their badge.
  • The matter is under investigation and no arrest has been made.
Other details
Gardaí warned that buyers of fake licences could face fraud offences in addition to road traffic offences.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA Kilkenny Garda engaged a scammer on WhatsApp who was offering to sell fake Irish driving licences (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe scammer offered to sell a fake Irish driving licence for €680 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe scammer claimed to work under the NDLS and sent a sample licence (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe scammer requested a selfie, date of birth, and name, and accepted payment via Revolut or PayPal (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe scammer was spotted through comments on the Kilkenny Garda Facebook page (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe Garda pretended to be a disqualified driver during the WhatsApp exchange (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe Garda revealed their identity by sending a picture of their badge to the scammer (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe matter is under investigation (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherGardaí warned that buyers of fake licences could face fraud offences in addition to road traffic offences (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 23 Apr2025
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Scammer offering fake driving licences for sale caught by Garda on WhatsApp

    First report of the incident; the matter is under investigation and no arrest has been made.

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