Gardaí have warned internet users against a new scam that seeks to target people through e-mail contacts and friends.
Internet users are asked to beware of e-mails from friends claiming they have been robbed while abroad and require a sum of cash money to return home.
A Cork man had e-mails sent to friends from his g-mail address, claiming he had been robbed in Edinburgh. The e-mail asks for $1,800 and that the money be transferred via Western Union.
