Garda warning over new scam letter from 'An Garda Siochana'

Gardai are warning of another scam that is being sent to people by email and by post purportedly from the Commissioner of An Garda Siochana.

"It is NOT issued by An Garda Síochána. It is designed by the scammers to illicit fear and obtain money by deception.

"If you receive this type of email do not respond, delete it and block the sender.

The 'letter' which is full of spelling and grammatical mistakes tells recipients that they have been involved in cyber-criminal activity and to respond an email address.