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How to spot truth from scam when it comes to online ads

Gardaí have identified at least 20 victims who were scammed into buying fake tickets for the sol...

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07.30 21 Aug 2025


How to spot truth from scam when it comes to online ads


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Gardaí have identified at least 20 victims who were scammed into buying fake tickets for the sold-out Electric Picnic festival. Also almost 100 Facebook pages have posted more than 50,000 ads on the site falsely presenting themselves as legitimate Irish stores. 

That’s according to a new report from the Journal Investigates. How do you sport truth from scam when it comes to online scams. All to discuss Elaine Burke host of the For Tech’s Sake Podcast.


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