Gardai have arrested a man aged in his 40s after a woman trying to purchase a home in Ireland was conned out of over €175,000.
According to officers, the incident occurred back in December 2020 when a woman based in Europe was conned out of the large sum of money while in the process of purchasing a home.
The fraudster was able to hack into her solicitor’s email and request the payment, which was later sent by the victim without realising it was a case of invoice redirection fraud.
