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Gardaí are advising students to be wary of rental scams and have issued a warning to parents whose children are seeking accommodation prior to the start of a new third level academic year at TUS Midlands (Athlone) campus in September.

It might not be what they wanted to hear, but the reality that the breadth of crime that is investigated by An Garda Siochana is far broader than what was the case decades ago, when there was a garda in every village and living above the shop — this was the message from Garda Commissioner Drew Harris to concerned councillors when he visited Galway this week to address the County Council’s Joint Policing Committee.

Gardaí are advising people to be wary of rental scams, particularly at this time of year when students are returning to college.

With National Fraud Awareness Week (September 23-29) imminent and people becoming increasingly alert to the threat of bank fraud, identity theft and online scams, the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) will be bringing its new FraudSMART Clinic to Athlone for the first time next month.