Man arrested in relation to investigation into romance fraud operation

A man has been arrested by gardaí in connection to an investigation into a romance fraud operation.

The Garda investigation into the laundering of money from romance frauds has identified a total of 15 potential victims, collectively scammed out of over €275,000. Gardaí said that the money is understood to have been gleaned from romance frauds carried out in various countries between November 2017 to present.

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On Monday, the man, aged in his 40s, was arrested by officers connected to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau in west Dublin on Monday.

He is currently being held in a Garda station in Dublin under the provisions of Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007.

“Investigations are ongoing,” a Garda spokesperson said.