Ireland Sees Real Life “Weekend At Bernie’s” Scam

The Irish Independent reports:

A dead man was brought to a post office this morning in an attempt to collect his pension in one of the most bizarre incidents that gardaí have ever seen.

The shocking incident in which the deceased male was propped up by two other men happened at the post office on Staplestown Road in Carlow town. Staff at the post office immediately became suspicious and contacted emergency services and gardaí rushed to the scene.

No money was handed over and it is understood that the deceased man is well known to the two men who moved his body. A local woman living beside the post office told how her daughter witnessed two men carrying a man into the shop.

Read the full article. Gardai are Irish cops.

“A dead man was brought to a post office this morning in an attempt to collect his pension in one of the most bizarre incidents that gardaí have ever seen.” https://t.co/mU3fyJoStp

— Donie O’Sullivan (@donie) January 21, 2022