An Irish international croquet player ran up such huge debts from gambling that he conceived an elaborate smishing scam that aimed to rob an innocent Cork woman of her life savings, the district court has heard.
Court presenter Inspector Tony OSullivan said that Mark Stephens, 30, of Brighton Place, Foxrock, Co Dublin and Joel Antony, 21, of Castlegate Close, Lucan, Co Dublin had both pleaded guilty to a single charge under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010.
Fermoy District Court heard that on October 7, 2022 the injured party received a fake text message on her mobile phone purporting to be from Bank of Ireland. When she clicked on the link in the message her entire bank balance of 11,500 was imme…
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