Man who lost €100,000 after clicking on social media ad among scam victims robbed of €25 million

Investment frauds extracted €60m out of victims in four years

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Cian Ó Broin

More than €25m was reported stolen from investment fraud victims here last year, including a man in his 40s who was cheated out of €100,000 after he clicked on a social media advert.

In the past four years, almost €60m has been stolen from victims of investment fraud here, with 55 people falling victims to scammers in the first two months of this year alone.