Gardaí are urging people not to click links looking for money after people in Kerry were scammed out of over €8,400.
One person received a text message from someone requesting money pretending to be her daughter in America; this person then transferred €2,500 to the account number provided.
Another person received a text saying her son had lost his phone and could she send money, but when she opened a link her bank account was defrauded €2,100.
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Two people then attended garda stations in Tralee and Cahersiveen to say €1,938 was removed from each of their bank accounts, after clicking on a link from a scam text purporting to be from Electric Ireland.
Sergeant Lynda Brosnan has this advice:
