The banks are: ABN AMRO, ING, Rabobank, and the bank “Volksbank” for the past two years, to 5.3 million euros on reports of the helpdeskfraude, it would seem from the figures that the Public Prosecutor’s office (OM) has to be shared with the NU.nl. The four banks will report a confirmed slachtoffergevallen, starting in march 2018, on the way TO go.
Helpdeskfraude is a type of scam in which a victim comes into contact with a person who pretends to be an employee of a call centre, for example, a large company such as Microsoft or Apple. The con-man trying to be the victim by telephone, to persuade to give him remote access to your computer, and then the money will be stolen.
by 2018, according to the banks, certainly 1.732 people have been victimized by this type of fraud. The total amount of the claim amounted to almost € 2.4 million. In the past few years, the number of victims increased up to 3.099. They have been together for about 2.9 million euro of lit.
The actual number of victims is likely to be higher. “These are the numbers that we have, with certainty, be able to report,” says Berend-Jan Bail by the betaalvereniging will. “In the media, we read regularly about people who are ashamed to report the incident to their bank, and to sign up. There are undoubtedly victims who do not report have been taken into account.”
TO report that the damage is reduced, but it is not sure
It was reported in January that the damage caused by helpdeskfraude reduced. On the basis of the number of reports, and reports it to the police would be the harm, since the co-operation with the banks, after 2017, even reduced by half.
When NU.nl the numbers behind the news opvroeg, and sent it “by mistake” of an annex, from which it appeared that, in the figures, and since 2016 are incomplete. Also, in the figures of the bank which is correct, an increase in the number of casualties and the damage to show was that way with the NU.nl to be shared.
“It suggests that there is a downward trend, but there are also numbers that contradict it,” says Stijn Ruiter, senior researcher at the Dutch Centre of Crime and law Enforcement (NSCR). “Indeed, that numbers of the TO be known.”
“It is very strange that there is selective reporting. That is, the figures are incomplete, it is of the utmost importance. Because of that, it has a direct impact on the statistics. That will come out this turned out to be lower than it actually is.”
What are the numbers, ultimately, are the closest to the truth, it is according to the Rider’s guess. “Both the banks and the police in the absence of the victims who do not report it. Or is it the bottom line is that there is a decrease or increase in the number of victims of the helpdeskfraude, with these figures it is not possible to say.”
finally, It is TO be responded to after we have sent the numbers don’t get more requests for a comment.
