Gardaí have issued a warning about a scam email that claims to come from Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly and accuses the recipient of serious crimes “following the exposure of the Epstein case”. The phishing email, which includes the logo of An Garda Síochána, threatens to send a case file to the Director of Public Prosecutions if the person does not respond within 24 hours. "An Garda Síochána is aware of a fake email currently circulating purporting to be from the Garda Commissioner and the Garda National Protective Services Bureau (GNPSB),” they said. “This is a phishing email sent by criminals and not gardaí. The email also urges the person to respond “within 24 hours” through contacting two unofficial email addresses that are not associated with An Garda Síochána.

Source: Irish Independent April 03, 2026 23:10 UTC