{"id":1604,"date":"2020-05-08T16:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T14:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/?p=1604"},"modified":"2026-08-06T23:14:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:14:37","slug":"what-to-do-after-whatsapp-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/what-to-do-after-whatsapp-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do after WhatsApp fraud?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Have you fallen victim to WhatsApp fraud?<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/shutterstock-phishing-221248327.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fish hook above a smartphone between payment cards, depicting digital fraud and phishing in online and mobile payments.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/shutterstock-phishing-221248327.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/shutterstock-phishing-221248327-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/shutterstock-phishing-221248327-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/shutterstock-phishing-221248327-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is what you can do to prevent further harm:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veiligbankieren.nl\/meldnummers\/#toc-item-4\">Report the fraud to your own bank as soon as possible (in Dutch) <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Give your bank as much information as possible about the fraudster, such as:<br>IBAN, telephone number and name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Report the crime to the police. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politie.nl\/aangifte-of-melding-doen\/aangifte-van-vriend-in-noodfraude.html\">You can also do this online using your DigiD (in Dutch) <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veiligbankieren.nl\/online-fraude\/whatsapp-fraude-oplichting-via-bekenden\/\">VeiligBankieren.nl (in Dutch) <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have fallen victim to WhatsApp fraud, report it quickly to your bank and the police and share all available details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1605,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"btv_subject_tax":[10],"class_list":["post-1604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","btv_subject_tax-digital-identity"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin  - 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