Dutch police arrest two over AI bank calls and NFC card fraud
Original title: AI-Generated Fake Bank Calls and NFC App Enabled €380,000 Fraud, Dutch Police Say
Police say a fake banking app copied NFC card data so accomplices could withdraw cash from 170 victims.
Rotterdam police arrested two men accused of bank-helpdesk fraud that used AI-generated calls, a fake banking app, and NFC to copy card data. The scheme allegedly caused about €380,000 in losses for 170 victims across the Netherlands in three weeks. A Rotterdam court ordered both suspects held at least another 90 days. Banks first reported the fraud in mid-September through the Electronic Crimes Task Force.
Unconfirmed: Losses, victim count, and the suspects' roles are police allegations while the investigation continues.
- A 23-year-old from Vaassen is suspected of building the technology and directing the group.
- A 25-year-old from Ede is suspected of coordinating the operation.
- Callers used many AI recordings, then connected people who pressed 1 to a fake bank employee.
- Police said they had not seen this NFC capture method before.
Impact: Bank card data copied and used for cash withdrawals
- 1.If a caller asks you to scan a bank card in an app, hang up and call the number on the card.
- Organizations
- Rotterdam policeElectronic Crimes Task Force
- Countries
- Netherlands
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Dutch police arrest two men over AI-voiced bank fraud that allegedly used a fake app to steal card data from 170 victims, causing €380,000 in losses. Rotterdam police have arrested two men over a new type of bank fraud that used AI-generated phone calls, a fake banking app, and NFC technology to steal bank card […]
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