Gardai are asking the public to be vigilant as a new sex crime investigation scam has emerged.
The scam impersonates An Garda Siochana and it may trick victims into handing over thousands of euro. It involves scammers sending an email claiming that the recipient is accused of offences in relation to investigations into child pornography, paedophilia, cyber pornography, or some similar "judicial" claim.
The fake email impersonates Gardai and it goes on to say that the recipient should "present their version of the facts unconditionally within 48-hours" by emailing back. However, this is in fact a scam and Gardai have warned that they will never make contact with a person this way.
