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Dutch police hold two over AI-call NFC bank fraud

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Two suspects remain in custody after AI bank calls and an NFC app allegedly cost 170 victims about €380,000.

Dutch police arrested a 23-year-old from Vaassen and a 25-year-old from Ede on October 6 over bank-helpdesk fraud that used AI-generated calls and a fake banking app. Callers played AI audio impersonating banks; people who pressed 1 were connected to a fake employee who told them to install an app and hold a debit card to the phone. The app read the card’s NFC chip so an accomplice at an ATM could withdraw cash. SecurityWeek reports losses exceeded €380,000 (about $425,600); Security Affairs says about €380,000 across 170 victims in the Netherlands in three weeks. A Rotterdam court ordered both men held at least another 90 days; investigators seized servers, phones, and laptops and took the servers offline.

Key facts
  • Arrests on October 6: men aged 23 (Vaassen) and 25 (Ede).
  • About 170 victims; losses put at roughly €380,000.
  • Vaassen suspect allegedly built the technology and directed the group.
  • Ede suspect is described as coordinating the operation.
  • Banks reported the fraud in mid-September via the Electronic Crimes Task Force.
  • Police said they had not previously seen this NFC capture method.
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Timeline

dated events in the reporting · oldest first
  1. Oct 6, 2026Police arrest two suspects in the NFC bank fraud. · SecurityWeek

What each outlet adds

beyond the shared facts
  • SecurityWeekDollar conversion, all-age victims, and seized devices and servers.
  • Security Affairs90-day detention, three-week span, press-1 flow, and novel NFC method.
Organizations
Rotterdam policeElectronic Crimes Task ForceDutch police
Countries
Netherlands

Coverage

oldest first · one row per article · UTC
  1. · 4d ago SecurityWeekFirst report

    Dutch police arrest two over NFC-relay bank fraud above $400,000

    Police say 170 victims lost more than €380,000 after AI voice calls led them to scan debit cards.

  2. · 4d ago Security Affairs

    Dutch police arrest two over AI bank calls and NFC card fraud

    Police say a fake banking app copied NFC card data so accomplices could withdraw cash from 170 victims.