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06 Sept 2025

Gardaí warn people in Kilkenny to beware of chocolate giveaway scam

Gardaí warn sweet tooths in Kilkenny to beware of chocolate giveaway scam

A new scam is doing the rounds on social media purporting to be giving away free chocolate via an online giveaway.

Gardaí have taken note of the scam and posted a screenshot (below) of what it looks like, although it may be altered slightly each time by cunning fraudsters.

A garda spokesperson posted the following statement about the scam, warning people not to click the link attached to such posts:

"We all love chocolate and what could be better than free chocolate?

"Not getting scammed is what!

"This doing the rounds, don't click the link!"

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