Seanad debates

Tuesday, 7 December 2010

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed)

 

7:00 pm

Photo of Joe O'ReillyJoe O'Reilly (Fine Gael)

I wish to make a brief observation on the latter point. Postal scams which fool people into believing they have won money or are the beneficiaries of trusts or wills, have caused immense trauma and difficulties for vulnerable people. There are some glaring examples that we have all come across. I came across one case of a person who was very street-wise in every other respect, but they got caught by such a scam. Any measure that would help to catch the perpetrators of such scams would be worthy of consideration. It is a sinister and dangerous matter.

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