online fraud

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Police raid Doetinchem gang; 11 young people arrested

Jun 6 '18 14:10
Crime

The police in Doetinchem arrested 11 people between the ages of 16 and 25 years on suspicion of a large number of criminal activities ranging from violent robberies to online fraud. The arrests formed part of a large-scale raid involving some 70 police officers, the police said in a statement on Tuesday.

The detainees are suspected of, among other things, violent robberies, assault and attempts thereto, public violence, extortion, fraud, possession of stolen items, and threatening victims and witnesses.

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Dutch lose €8 million in internet scams

Feb 3 '15 10:58
Crime

Dutch people reported almost 8 million euros worth of internet fraud to the police last year. A total of nearly 44 thousand reports were made. This is evident from the annual figures of Reporting point Internet Scams, set up by the police to counter internet fraud.

Dutch drop €5 billion on internet scams

Dec 23 '14 09:59
Crime

More than a million Dutch people have been the victim of internet fraud in the last two years. In total the victims have been scammed out of more than 5 billion euros. This is evident from research done by the Fraud Help Desk, the national reporting point for questions and reports on fraud.

Police detain 14 for internet fraud

Jan 22 '14 10:29
Crime

The police have arrested a total of 14 suspects in recent months for Internet fraud.

Internet fraud triples in Netherlands

Jan 21 '14 11:45
Technology

In the Netherlands, the number of reports of Internet fraud has tripled in 2013, according to the Fraud Helpdesk.

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