Gardai have warned the public that a new e-mail summons scam is circulating.
The scam impersonates An Garda Siochana and may trick victims into handing over thousands of euro. The fraudulent e-mail tells the receiver that following surveillance on the internet, they have been identified as a sex-offender.
It continues by saying that in order to "avoid appearing before the public prosecutor" and being filed "as a sex offender", the receiver of the e-mail must pay a "fixed criminal fine of €5,879".
