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16th August 2023
07:11am BST

It is also being warned that social media is being used as part of these scams.
According to RTÉ, the Irish Council for International Students said that students coming from abroad are the most vulnerable to these scams and a survey found last year that one in seven international students was a victim to a rental scam.
Threshold has since released more advice on their website and also offers a helpline from Monday to Friday, from 9am in the morning to 9pm at night.
They advise that you should view a property in person and being aware of offers that sound too good to be true, such as extremely low rent, the landlord living abroad or the money needing to be sent to a foreign bank account.
The Union of Students in Ireland has also urged students to contact them if they fall victim to a scam and report it to the Gardaí.
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