Naas Gardaí urge caution when giving PayPal details

Gardaí in Naas are urging people to be careful with giving PayPal details on sites selling second-hand goods online.

According to Sgt Brian O'Loughlin of Naas Garda Station, people are at risk of 'phoney links'.

These links ask people to hand over account details to an 'offshore base.'

Sending money by PayPal means the money is immediately credited to the recipient's account.

That person can then immediately transfer the money to his or her personal bank account.

If you want to send a transfer, you must have a credit or debit card registered with PayPal as a backup for your funds.

“Phishing” is an attempt to steal your information and criminals pretend to be a legitimate business to get you to disclose sensitive personal information, such as credit and debit card numbers, bank information, account passwords or Social Security numbers.

One of the most common phishing scams involves sending an email that pretends to be from a well-known company.

However, it can also be carried out in person, over the phone, via malicious pop-up windows and fake websites.