Gardaí investigating multiple reports of new scam in north Longford

Gardai in Longford are issuing an urgent appeal to the public over a possible scam involving iTunes gift cards.

Detectives in Granard are appealing to members of the public to be vigilant and aware of the scam which has bene reported a number of times in recent weeks.

It’s believed that the fraudster requests the person to purchase a number of iTunes gift cards, to scratch the back of them to reveal the serial number and to send on a photo of that number to another social media messenger account.

Gardaí are also asking he public to make family members that are elderly or vulnerable aware of this scam.