A Waterford Garda Sergeant says large sums of money are being taken from members of the public in the latest scam.

They’re warning people against sharing their bank or personal details in the hopes of getting a refund from Revenue.

Brendan Roche is from Waterford Garda Station:

“They seem to be targeting Waterford City and County.

“It takes the form of somebody either ringing you or emailing you purporting to be from Revenue saying that you have been overcharged and they want to give you some money back.

“They give you a link to a website which requires you to enter your bank details. As a result of you entering your bank details, in these cases, large sums of money were removed from the people’s accounts.”

Sergeant Roche says it’s almost impossible to trace the money once it leaves a person’s account:

“We’d advise people Revenue are not going to contact you and say ‘we’ve overcharged you’.

“Secondly, if anyone does, don’t give any personal or bank details over the phone or via email.

“It is extremely hard to trace the money, because once it leaves your account it’s routed through a number of different accounts.”