At the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, multiple reports of online fraud were received by the police. Eventually, these fraud cases could all be linked to the 40-year-old suspect from Hoeksche Waard. With the polices mediation, he will compensate the victims and refund the money. Since the suspect was willing to compensate the damage, the case was dismissed.

A few months later, at the end of April 2025, new reports of online fraud were again received by the police. Once again, these cases could be linked to the same suspect. He was arrested again on June 10. The victims of these reports are either being refunded or have already been refunded. The suspect was released after questioning, but this time the Public Prosecution Service decided that the suspect must appear at a court session before the public prosecutor.

Victim of online fraud? File a report!
Have you been defrauded online? Did you purchase something online but never received it? File a report online via www.politie.nl. Also send a copy of your order confirmation. On the thematic page of the police, you can also find more information. Your report will be assessed by the National Reporting Point for Internet Fraud (LMIO) of the police. In the case of multiple reports against the same suspect, banks are informed. The police also examines all reports of online fraud for leads for further investigation.