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A MAN involved in a “phishing” scam on a Kilkenny bank customer has escaped jail after Judge Desmond Hogan gave him a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

“Phishing” is a method of fraudulently acquiring bank customers’ details by sending an e-mail which directs users to enter details at a fake banking website which looks almost identical to the legitimate one.