21-Year-Old Amsterdam Resident Faces 4 Years in Prison for Large-Scale International Fraud and Money Laundering

The Public Prosecution Service (OM) is demanding four years in prison against a 21-year-old Amsterdam resident for large-scale international fraud. He allegedly defrauded people at home and abroad for two years using fake banking websites. He is also suspected of laundering almost 800,000 euros.

According to the Public Prosecution Service, the Amsterdam resident bought ‘phishing panels’, fake (bank) websites, scripts and call scripts via Telegram. He is also said to have purchased the data of potential victims from cyber criminals via the chat service.

He then allegedly lured potential victims to fake websites via thousands of text messages and extorted money from them. Police investigation has established that the Amsterdam resident mainly caused foreign victims.

In addition, he is said to have used a complex money laundering system with numerous foreign bank accounts. The money that was stolen was deposited into these accounts and then immediately transferred.

The Public Prosecution Service blames the suspect heavily for the fact that he appears to have no problem exploiting others. “He made a habit of lying and deceiving others. Lying to the bank about where the money came from. Deceiving people that they had to pay bills or transfer money to safe accounts,” the prosecutor said.

The Amsterdam resident came into the picture of the police in September 2022 after residual information from an investigation by the National Unit into arms trafficking. The suspect was arrested in his home on July 5, 2023.

2024-02-15 20:33:00


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