Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard on Tuesday that the injured party received a series of six calls over the space of 20 minutes on the night in question from the man, making a number of threats.

There has been a huge increase in scam calls with a '+44' prefix in the last few weeks, and people are being advised to avoid answering unknown numbers including the prefix

According to AIB, common tricks used on these calls include: offering a refund, claiming to stop a fraudulent payment or even advising they are going to fix an issue with your broadband.