A Dublin pair have been arrested after allegedly stealing thousands of euros from scamming bank accounts.
A 22-year-old woman was arrested after €7,500 was allegedly laundered into her bank account following a 'smishing' attack.
She was released last night without charge.
And a 21-year-old man was also arrested today after allegedly "purporting to be a bank employee" and "calling to the homes of account holders who had received scam calls".
The scam sent account holders a text, believing it was from their bank with a link attached which brought them to a cloned website.
They then type in their PINs which gives fraudsters access to their bank account and transfer money to a money mule account.
A Garda spokesperson said that the man was "collecting their bank cards from them."
They added: "As the fraudsters already had the victim’s PINs, he was then able to use their cards to make withdrawals and purchases."
The 21-year-old is currently being held at Clondalkin Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
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