Gardaí have appealed to members of the public, in particular those working at building and agricultural material providers who may have been victims of theft, to come forward.
The appeal follows reports of people calling to retail premises and providing fraudulent credit card details in order to purchase building and agricultural materials.
However, once the transaction is authorised, they leave the premises with the goods and it is later discovered that the card details provided are fraudulent.
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These incidents have predominantly occurred at hardware stores, builders providers and local co-operatives.
Gardaí are now investigating multiple reports. In total, since December 2022, a number of incidents have been detected and have occurred in the following counties to date:
- Leitrim
- Westmeath
- Kildare
- Monaghan
- Tipperary
- Laois
- Meath
- Waterford
- Clare
- Limerick
- Kerry
- Offaly
- Cork
- Wexford
An incident room has been established in Thurles Garda Station and a Senior Investigating Officer has been appointed.
Gardaí in Tipperary are now appealing to any potential victims, at any location, who have not yet contacted An Garda Síochána to please contact Thurles Garda Station on 0504 25100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station, so that a full investigation can be conducted.
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