Gardaí say they have recovered €2.1m from a fraudster’s bank account in Hong Kong after an Irish business was tricked into sending money to the account. The so-called invoice redirect scam involved sending a false invoice to the Irish business substituted for a legitimate business bill. The money was then sent to the new bank account which transpired to be in Hong Kong. On receipt of the complaint from Bank of Ireland, GNECB immediately initiated enquiries with the injured party in Dublin and with the bank in Hong Kong before seeking the assistance of the authorities in Hong Kong. A phone call should be made to a representative of the company confirming that the bank account is changed.

Source: Irish Independent August 13, 2020 17:36 UTC