Scammers sell false hope to earlier fraud victims, warns Irish regulator

Con artists operating in Ireland are contacting people already hit by financial scams and promising to recover lost funds for an upfront payment, according to an alert from the Central Bank of Ireland.

Scammers sell false hope to earlier fraud victims, warns Irish regulator

Con artists operating in Ireland are contacting people already hit by financial scams and promising to recover lost funds for an upfront payment, according to an alert from the Central Bank of Ireland. The watchdog explained that these follow-on schemes bill distressed consumers for help they never deliver.

The notice lands at a time when law enforcement and financial supervisors worldwide are struggling to contain elaborate deception operations that enable repeat victimisation. The authority, headquartered in Dublin, stressed that the widening fraud problem now ranks among the top priorities for compliance bodies across jurisdictions.

Source: AML Intelligence (https://www.amlintelligence.com/2026/07/fraudsters-increasingly-turning-to-fraud-recovery-scams-central-bank-of-ireland-warns/)

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