Dutch last two years jointly for 5.3 billion scammed over the internet – Techzine

A study of Fraud Helpdesk and infact has shown that Dutch in the last two years have been scammed jointly 5 billion. There would have been more than one million Internet victim of fraud.

Fraud Helpdesk is the national hotline for reporting fraud. Examining Infact has done on the basis of 1,000 respondents aged 18 or older, with 9 percent reported being scammed over the Internet. Among the victims are above average people of 30 or 40 years old.

Of these people went in 70 percent of cases, to a maximum of 500 euros and kept the damage is still relatively limited. In 7 percent of the people highlighted was for an amount of more than 10,000. With total revenues of $ 5.3 billion, the average 4900 euros per victim.

People who for a small sum be scammed often think to buy a product, but never see it arrive. At the high amounts frequently talk of scams dating sites, which indicates the date the money needed to have for example an airline ticket or hospitalization. The high amounts pilfered most often in people aged 50 years or older, who think they have met the love of their lives.

Of the people who were affected by a scammer did 47 percent reported to the police . At the high amounts shy people often returned because of shame, reports Fraud Helpdesk. When amounts are below the 500 victims to do it again just not worth it to return.