IN light of Friday’s Leaving Certificate results and this week’s third-level CAO offers, An Garda Síochána is advising that accommodation fraud typically peaks at this time of year, as returning and first-time students secure college housing.

So far in the first six months of 2025, reports of accommodation fraud are up by 22 per cent, with approximately 160 cases recorded by An Garda Síochána.

Reported losses total €385,000, compared with €617,000 for the full year of 2024.

Gardaí are advising people to be wary of rental scams, particularly at this time of year when students are returning to college.