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News Headlines | PSNI issue warning after woman, 70s, loses life savings

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Police in Northern Ireland have warned the public after a woman in her 70s from Newry, County Down, was swindled out of more than £250,000 in what she thought was a cryptocurrency investment advertised online. She initially sent a small sum, but was repeatedly coaxed into larger transfers and, following instructions from the fraudsters, installed malware that gave them control of her devices and further access to her accounts. Superintendent Joanne Gibson of the Scamwise Partnership urged people to pause and verify any financial requests, to discuss fraud risks with family members, and to report suspected scams to the PSNI via 101, the PSNI website, their bank, or Action Fraud (0300 123 2040).

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