On the 27th of December 2022, I received am SMS from An post, which is the Irish post office saying that I need to pay import duty worth 90 cents (euros) to get my parcel delivered. Coincidently, I was also expecting a parcel to arrive and normally import duties are required to be paid. Hence, I clicked on such a link and made the payment after entering the card details (Ebix forex card) but instead of 90 cents, over 796 USD was deducted from my account. I instantly mailed the bank about this fraud and asked them to block my card, which they did. As of now over 796 USD is on hold which is approximately 700 euros. The bank said that they can keep this amount on hold only till the merchant claims. But the said merchant, residing in South Korea is a fraud and the E commerce website towards which the payment is fraudulently directed, is a sham. Hence, I request you to please not release such funds to the merchant even after claims, as this is a clear fraud.
Also, I am an international student residing in Dublin, Ireland and these funds are a part of my living expenses. It is my sincere request to please not release such funds to the merchant at any cost and hold the transaction as null and void. Was this information helpful? | 
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