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Student housing flats by the Amsterdam Science Park
Business
More international students facing housing issues in Netherlands, from bedbugs to fraud
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A woman works on her bills, stressed about her finances.
Crime
Financial administrators' poor email security put many people with money trouble at risk
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Amsterdam homes over a canal
Crime
Man sentenced to community service for scamming at least 18 home seekers in Amsterdam
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Game Over: Police share photos of 79 suspects in fake police scams and bank helpdesk fraud, March 2026
Crime
48 fake cops, scammers identified since police's public shaming campaign
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LG lithium-ion home battery and a solar panel system
BusinessTech
Consumer group file police report over scams with home batteries
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Pills
Crime
Haarlem woman arrested for posing as pharmacist to steal people's painkillers
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Bastion Hotel Breda, 25 August 2025
CrimeBusiness
Cyber criminals targeting guests of Dutch Bastion Hotels
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Blurred photos of suspects in fake cop scams and helpdesk fraud released in a police campagin on 9 March 2026
Crime
Dutch police threaten to publicly humiliate 100 scammers & fake cops still at large
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Odido's headquarters building in The Hague. Undated
CrimeBusiness
​​New scams emerging as leaked Odido data pops up on social media
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Odido's headquarters building in The Hague. Undated
CrimeBusiness
Fake site targeting victims of Odido data leak with compensation scam
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Police officer checks in on elderly man
Crime
502 fake cops arrested so far this year; 20 times more incidents than in 2023
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Close-up image of a Dutch passport in 2013
Crime
Dutch still falling for websites offering UK entry visas at 10 times the cost
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Police officer checks in on elderly man
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Police in Lelystad, Zeewolde warn of scam campaigns targeting dog owners, homes
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Googleplex - Google Headquarters in California
Business
Scammers blackmailing Dutch businesses with fake Google reviews
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Handcuffs
Crime
Two men arrested for extorting hundreds through sex website Kinky.nl
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Parking meter
Crime
Scammers using QR code stickers on parking meters to get at people's bank accounts
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Flowers and candles at a memorial
Crime
Fake pics of murdered Abcoude girl's funeral used for online scams
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Homes in Amsterdam
Crime
Noordwijk man listed Airbnb's as rental homes; At least 17 home seekers scammed
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The Ajax logo outside of the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam. 23 March 2019
CrimeSports
Purmerend man selling fake season tickets to Ajax fans; Dozens scammed
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Police siren.
Crime
Cases involving criminals posing as police officers continuing to rise in 2025
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Unhappy man looking at his phone
CrimePoliticsBusiness
Scammers use AI voice cloning to target thousands in the Netherlands
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Trading cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, Ethereum and Monero on an exchange
CrimeBusiness
Dutch police seize €41 million in cryptocurrency in record cybercrime bust
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An airplane passenger working on a laptop at an airport
Business
Consumer group warns air travel ticket websites are unfairly overcharging customers
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Stock image of three people holding phone with Instagram icon
CrimeBusiness
Dutch server identified in $110 million global scam network