Sentence due in fraud case that stole €300,000 from eBay customers | Irish Examiner

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Two women are due to be sentenced shortly for their parts in a European-wide scam that led to more than €300,000 being stolen from eBay customers. The pair were arrested in Dublin last November following an investigation by the Garda fraud squad. Cristina Manda and Georgina Draghici used fake passports to set up false accounts […]

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Women who took part in €400,000 eBay scam agree to leave Ireland
They were arrested last November after a fraud investigation
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Frank Greaney
14:56 Friday 27 June 2014


Two Romanian women who helped a criminal gang steal almost €400,000 from online auction website eBay customers have agreed to leave Ireland.

The pair were arrested in Dublin last November following an investigation by the Garda Fraud Squad.

By using fake passports, Cristina Manda and Georgina Draghici opened up 16 so-called "mule accounts" at various banks across Dublin city.

The fraudsters would then target eBay customers looking to buy high-value items.

Bogus items were advertised online and the buyer was instructed to deposit the agreed amount in the Irish accounts.

The women would then withdraw the cash and hand it over to other gang members. Both women have been in custody since their arrest last November.

They avoided a four year stint behind bars by agreeing to leave Ireland and stay away for six years.

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Re: Sentence due in fraud case that stole €300,000 from eBay customers | Irish Examin

EBay and PayPal really need to sort out their security. My husband recently received an email from pay pal telling him that someone had bought his ‘postman pat ‘figures on eBay and £200 (around –can’t remember exactly) had been sent to his pay pal account.
1 he doesn’t have an eBay account
2 He doesn’t have a PayPal account
3 He is 54
4 He is more interested in Thunderbirds than postman Pat whom he considers to be a bit of a git!:madgrin: