A number of victims of the insidious scams have come forward in Fermanagh in recent weeks.
Scam involving ‘family members’ targets Fermanagh area
“It’s a despicable act, which takes advantage of a person’s willingness to help out loved ones who are perhaps away from home.”
Police are continuing to urge the public to be on their guard against a recent wave of scams
THE scams involve a text or WhatsApp from a person claiming to be a family member, and have the common aim of encouraging the recipient to transfer money. The renewed warning comes after numerous reports were received in recent days from victim’s right across the province. Superintendent Gerard Pollock said: “We have noted an increase […]
Fermanagh man among scam gang accused in court
AN IRVINESTOWN man is among four men accused of posing as police officers to scam pensioners out of tens of thousands of pounds. The men were apprehended last week after being intercepted by police helicopter. William McGinley (32) of Sally’s Wood has been charged with one count of fraud by false representation in connection to […]
Warning of convincing National Insurance number scam
POLICE have issued a warning to the local community to be aware of a number of new convincing scams doing the rounds recently. Many Fermanagh people have already received calls in the past week telling them their National Insurance number is being used by scammers. “We have received a number of calls in recent days […]
Christmas delivery scam warning
The email claims to be from the Post Office and states that the recipient has an Amazon delivery order with a missing address.
Warning after woman caught cold with old fridge scam
FOLLOWING the recent warning of ‘cold callers’ across the county, local police has encouraged members of the public to be extremely cautious when “buying goods from people you don’t know.” After receiving a report on one particular incident last week, local authorities were quick to highlight their growing concerns via social media. A spokesperson from […]
Warning after woman is stung in £5,500 phone scam
The woman’s device was hacked and scammers accessed her bank account.
Young men warned of ‘sextortion’ scam
Police have received a number of reports of local youths being targetted online.
Local man loses £20,000 in online banking scam
IN the most recent surge of fraudsters, a Fermanagh man has been scammed out of £20,000. The latest incident comes as a survey has revealed one third of consumers here, 32% have been targeted by a scam in the past three years and the most common form of scam 74% is an email. On February 18th, a […]