Rising number of rental scams targeting students

There are a rising number of rental scams being targeted at students, according to Gardai.

They say signs to look out for include foreign bank accounts, urgency around the room offers, and if they don’t let people view them in advance.

L.Sage Alloway is a final year PhD student in the University of Galway.

She’s fallen victim to two fraud accommodation offers this summer:

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