Fraudsters try to scam Roscommon senator - by pretending to be his daughter

A Roscommon senator is urging people who are scammed out of money to apply to get it back.

Gareth Scahill says one in three people in Ireland have experienced fraud.

But he says only a third of them have reported it.

The Fine Gael senator says he was one of those targeted by scammers last week:

Senator Scahill is urging people to try to get their money back, if they're scammed: