Gardaí warn public about iPhone sale scam
Gardaí have warned locals to exercise caution when meeting people to buy items following reports of a number of iPhone scams.
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A garda spokesperson explained: “There is an iPhone scam doing the rounds. We are hearing reports of people meeting iPhone sellers in car parks.
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"They hand over cash and are given an iPhone box. After the sale people realise it is a piece of wood in the box.
"We would like to warn the public to be vigilant when people are asking to meet them in a car park to sell an item.”
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