Gardaí are warning of a rise in door-to-door scams across Ireland, with bogus traders targeting homes offering cheap repairs and taking payment for unfinished work.

At the same time, online fraud is escalating, with over 200 scam websites identified last year impersonating trusted services like An Post and Revenue Commissioners.

So, how do we spot these bogus traders and what can we do to protect our more vulnerable loved ones when scamming seems to be everywhere?

Josh Crosbie reports on the growing problem, with Pat Lordan, former Detective Chief Superintendent at the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau Financial Intelligence Unit, discussing how these scams operate — and how to avoid them.