The victim was told the fake astronaut’s spaceship was ‘under attack’. A woman has been scammed by a man posing as a stranded astronaut claiming he needed money to buy oxygen. The 80-year-old Japanese woman sent money to an online fraudster who convinced her that he was stranded on a spaceship and needed to buy […]

7 months ago

Supporters aged 25 to 34 are the most vulnerable. Revolut are urgently warning rugby fans to be wary of ticket scams for Ireland’s Six Nations clash with France on Saturday. The digital bank have reported a 33% increase in the number of Irish people that fall victim to ticket scams during the final two weeks […]

1 year ago

The scam comes in the form of an email pretending to be the streaming service. Netflix have sent a warning to their subscribers to be cautios of an email scam which can hack user’s accounts. The scam email claims to be Netflix and looks legitimate and claims that payment details are needed. The email also […]

1 year ago

She was conned out of her pension savings. An Irish woman has revealed how she was conned out of her pension savings by fraudsters impersonating Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. Speaking to RTE’s Drivetime, the Dubliner in her 40s – given the name Sinead to protect her identity – said that scammers used artificial intelligence to […]

1 year ago

He has issued a statement The real Brad Pitt has issued a statement after a woman in France was tricked into sending £700k to a scammer impersonating the star. Pitt slammed the AI-assisted scammer who tricked the 53-year-old woman into thinking they were in love and that the actor needed money for cancer treatment after […]

1 year ago

He told his followers to be “incredibly vigilant”. Dermot Kennedy has warned fans of the rise of impersonation scams led by sophisticated AI technology. The Irish singer-songwriter took to social to alert fans about the new scam which uses his own voice to con people out of their money. Writing on Instagram, Kennedy said: “It […]

1 year ago