Scammers have hit on a new way of forcing money out of Irish people – by claiming gardai are investigating them for possessing sick child sexual abuse material.
The Mirror can reveal that a gang is now sending out this email, which purports to be a demand for payment of €5,879 as a fine for viewing the illegal material and alternative to prosecution.
But gardai last night told us they were aware of the email and stressed it was entirely fake.
