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.
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 an alternative to prosecution.
But gardai last night told us they were aware of the email and stressed it was entirely fake. “Gardaí are advising the public that An Garda Síochána does not and will not make contact with a person in this way,” a spokeswoman said.
