The woman received a message claiming to be from her daughter, then transferred the money to the account of Obaseki Gerald (23) and a co-accused.

The messages are specifically seeking payments for the renewal of medical cards.

Judge Finan agreed to grant a return-for-trial order, sending them forward to the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where the case will be listed for mention on May 21st next.

Marie McCormack, 62, of Offington Avenue, Sutton, Dublin 13, had a book of evidence served on her on Friday at Dublin District Court.

A YOUNG Carlow woman who allowed her bank account to be used as a conduit for over €12,000 in fraudulent transactions linked to a nationwide social welfare fraud scheme has been told she will learn her fate next week.

Gardaí did attribute some of the rise in reports of fraud to a “backlog” on reporting from previous years.

The PSNI say they have received around 100 reports of romance scams since last April

The ads lure shoppers with fake offers and direct them to counterfeit websites which are designed to steal personal and financial information.

Earlier this year, a 22-year-old employee of the Good People companies was convicted of 55 counts of forging Garda vetting certs to be provided to Tusla.

Carey was a high-profile prisoner in Cloverhill over the weekend and is being "watched like a hawk" by officers over concerns for his welfare.

The Kilkenny native had been due to be sentenced on Wednesday but a sick note was handed into the court by defence counsel and Judge Martin Nolan was told that Carey was not present.

Marianne Smyth was sentenced at Downpatrick Crown Court after being found guilty of theft and fraud in September.

In the first half of this year, 28 cases of fraud were reported to An Garda Síochána

The judge heard that €16,350, proceeds of a smishing or phishing scam was lodged into Darragh Sutcliffe's account in four fraudulent transactions

High Court told fictitious staff were paid wages for years

It comes following Friday’s Leaving Certificate results and this week’s third-level CAO offers

The judge fined Mircea Alexa €300, warning him that it must be paid in three months.

The District Court previously heard that the case involves accommodation fraud against a number of international students in south Dublin.

Herbert Kilcline (62), a former solicitor with an address at Bessborough Parade, Rathmines, Dublin, was convicted of fraud

A senator has asked an EU anti-fraud watchdog to investigate whether the State is failing to inspect ‘high-risk flights’ into Shannon Airport.

The Bank has seen a tenfold increase in reports of this scam in just 24 hours, compared to weekly levels earlier this year.

The woman from Co Down was targeted after meeting a fraudster on a dating site.

Gardaí said investigations are ongoing.

The majority of consumers (78 per cent) are now being targeted with scam texts, emails, or calls at least once a month.

A carpenter who claimed he could buy cattle from a bank following the repossession of farms and sell them on for a significant profit has been jailed for scamming two men out of over €900,000

A survey of 2,000 Irish adults by a global money app indicates that the vast majority think scams are getting more sophisticated.

The 31-year-old is wanted to stand trial for the offence of dangerous driving causing death over a crash in Co Donegal in April 2017.

David Williams (67), with an address in Lacken, Blessington, Co Wicklow, pleaded guilty to multiple sample counts of deception on dates between January 2019 and June 2020.

Revolut said the emotional and financial impact to those affected by impersonation scams can be devastating,

Over the holiday period, the busiest day for calls from customers was December 23rd with over 2,800 calls received.

Victims were allegedly targeted through a variety of popular dating apps.

When solicitor Michael Lynn fled Ireland in December 2007, he’d clocked up €80 million in loans from high street banks, much of them fraudulently secured via multiple mortgages.

The latest text message scam was described by gardaí as 'very convincing'

Noel Ward (59) made a plan with his friend to claim multiple social welfare benefits using the friend’s PPS number.

The bank is warning its customers that if they get a call from someone who asks them to go to a website or to click on a link that they send, to just hang up.

In recent weeks, AIB said scammers are using sophisticated technology to insert fraudulent text messages into legitimate message threads.

Chengwen Guo (41), of Ivy Exchange, Parnell Street, Dublin 1 was refused bail on Saturday and faced his second hearing on Wednesday

It is estimated that the phone company involved has been defrauded to the tune of €10 million.

Irish singer Dermot Kennedy is warning fans to be careful about another scam which is using his voice.

Gardaí said one third of all accommodation scams take place during August to September each year

The scam involves customers being visited by a taxi driver or a courier supposedly sent by the bank to collect their bank cards

Eamon Shield was slashed across his face in Mountjoy Prison by Christopher Coakley, cousin of Kinahan cartel murder victim Derek Coakley Hutch

Gardaí and PSNI carried out searches on both sides of the Irish border.