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Man arrested for invoice redirect fraud in Kerry
Gardaí have arrested a man in relation to suspected invoice redirect fraud in Kerry.
The fraud began in mid-2019 when an organisation received an email from an email address claiming to be a company who they do regular business with. The email requested that payment of an outstanding invoice be directed to a new account.
The business transferred over €8,000 to the new account before realising that this was fraudulent.
On July 26, Gardaí from the Kerry Division arrested a man, aged in his 20s. He was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 and has since been released. A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
To protect identifying the injured party in this matter, no further details from Gardai have been made available.
"Every business, big or small, should treat a request to change bank account details with extreme caution,” Crime Prevention Officer for the Kerry Division, Sergeant Jim Foley said.
“If you receive an email requesting payment to a different account, it may look genuine. However, you should always pick up the phone to your supplier or vendor to verbally confirm the request details. Also remember to ring a number you know to be from the company, do not ring the number stated in the email request. It may seem like routine task for your finance department, but it is imperative that a business has these steps in place. It has to be a part of your businesses process for changing accounts. A loss of money can put a company out of business and make people unemployed. It can also result in loss of revenue for the local community.”
If you have been a victim of such fraud, report it to An Garda Síochána immediately, he added.
There was traffic disruption on the Killarney to Farranfore road on Tuesday evening after a car caught fire and was destroyed by flames.
The incident occurred on the Killarney side of Farranfore village, close to the turn-off for Ballyhar, at approximately 7.30pm. Emergency services were alerted after the vehicle burst into flames while on the roadway.
No injuries were reported. The car, believed to be a new Mercedes-Benz less than two weeks old, was extensively damaged in the fire.
Killarney Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene and brought the blaze under control. The incident resulted in significant delays for motorists, with traffic affected in both directions for a period while the scene was dealt with.
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