Gardaí raid ‘smishing factory’ and find 10,000 scam texts a day – linked to fake websites – were sent from phones

Detectives have uncovered what is described as a “smishing factory” during a planned search in the Tallaght area in which €40,000 in cash was seized as well as the same amount of money discovered in a bank account.

suspect aged in his 20’s was arrested and questioned under anti-gangland legislation for a number of days before being released without charge last Friday.

Smishing is a type of scam which sees fraudsters use text messages to trick targeted recipients into clicking a link.

The investigation is being led by Blackrock…

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