It involved scammers impersonating friends or relatives.
The Laois Offaly Garda division is urging people in the midlands to be aware of a new WhatsApp scam.
It involves a scammer attempting to log-in to a user's account, by impersonating a friend or relative, as part of a bid to get the user to send them a verification code.
From there, the scammer will have access to the account holder's contacts.
The National Cyber Security Centre is urging user's to be cautious of urgent requests, and to keep their verification codes private.
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