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Dutch Police Arrest Two Over AI-Enabled Bank Fraud That Stole €380,000
Dutch police arrested two men over a bank fraud scheme that used AI-generated calls and a fake app.
The suspects allegedly targeted 170 people across the Netherlands, causing about €380,000 in losses over three weeks.
The calls warned of suspicious account activity and connected victims to someone pretending to work for their bank.
That person urged them to install an app and scan their bank card with a phone.
The app captured contactless card data and sent it to an accomplice, who could use it to withdraw money.
Police say a 23-year-old from Vaassen is suspected of developing the technology and directing the group, while a 25-year-old from Ede allegedly coordinated the operation.
Both men remain in custody for at least 90 days as the investigation continues.
Dutch police arrested two men suspected of running an AI-enabled bank fraud scheme that stole more than €380,000 from 170 victims.
The scheme used AI-generated calls and a fake banking app to obtain victims’ card data through NFC technology.
Victims were told their accounts were at risk and were persuaded to scan their bank cards with their phones.
A 23-year-old from Vaassen is suspected of developing the technology, while a 25-year-old from Ede is suspected of coordinating the operation.
The two men remain in custody as the investigation continues.
- Who
- Two men, aged 23 and 25, from Vaassen and Ede were arrested.
- What
- They are suspected of using AI-generated calls and a fake app to steal card data and defraud 170 people of more than €380,000.
- When
- The men were arrested on October 6. The scheme caused losses over three weeks.
- Where
- The suspects are from Vaassen and Ede in the Netherlands. Victims were from across the Netherlands.
- Why
- The 23-year-old is suspected of developing the technology and directing the group; the 25-year-old is suspected of coordinating the operation.
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Dutch banks reported the new fraud through the Electronic Crimes Task Force.
Rotterdam’s cybercrime team had identified the group’s digital infrastructure.
Police arrested the two suspects.
A Rotterdam court ordered both men to remain in custody for at least another 90 days.
- Victims
- 170
- Reported losses
- More than €380,000
- Suspect from Vaassen
- 23-year-old
- Suspect from Ede
- 25-year-old
- Arrests
- October 6
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What people are saying
Rotterdam police arrested two suspects accused of a new form of bank-helpdesk fraud. The operation allegedly caused around €380,000 in losses for 170 victims in just three weeks.
Police described this technical method as one they had not encountered before.