Gardaí warn of fake travel visa website following incident in Limerick
Crime prevention officer reiterates message of caution and to check online legitimacy
AN APPLICATION for a travel visa went wrong for one Limerick woman, falling victim to a scam.
A woman aged in her 70s who lives in the Mayorstone area of the city was scammed out of money having applied for a travel visa on a fake website.
“She completed the online application providing her personal and credit card details,” said Sergeant Michelle O’Halloran, crime prevention officer of Henry Street Garda Station.
“A few days later when she checked on the status of her application on the website she then realised this was not on a legitimate website.
“Thankfully, no further money, other than initial application fee, had been taken from her account.”
Gardaí have issued a warning reiterating the importance of to checking the legitimacy of websites, particularly when sharing personal information and data