People are being warned to be vigilant of romance scams after a woman from the south-west had €35,000 stolen from her.
More than €7 million has been stolen from the victims of romance-fraud in the past five years, according to Gardaí.
Among them was a woman from the south-west, aged in her 40s; she connected with a man on a dating site and they became a couple despite his living overseas.
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He claimed his construction business was failing and he needed financial support; he received 100 cash transactions from the woman totalling €35,000.
Detective Superintendent Michael Cryan from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau says these types of crimes are under-reported.
He has this advice for people to help avoid being scammed:
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