Man accused of 'phishing' scam to get bank details
Wednesday March 10 2010
A WEXFORD town resident has been accused of tricking another person into handing over their bank details through an email scam and using those details to steal almost € 5,000 from the AIB in Wexford.
Guntar Stikans ( 33), of 61 Melrose Court, George's Street, is charged with stealing € 4,982, the property of Allied Irish Bank, at AIB, North Main Street, Wexford, on June 11, 2009.
Inspector Pat McDonald told Judge William Earley the alleged offence was a ' phishing' scam, which involved an email being sent to the injured party to lure personal information from them.
Catriona Walsh, for Stikans, successfully sought a Gary Doyle Order, for copies of all Garda statements and documents relevant to the case against her client.
Judge Earley put the case back until April 19 next for the court to consider jurisdiction in the matter.
