Cryptoplatform Bitvavo is a candy store for scammers. This year alone, 1800 people fell victim to Bankhelpdesk fraud on Bitvavo, according to data from Fraudhelpdesk. Last year that number was ‘only’ 716. The Hague Johan ter Horst (66) is one of the victims. “I had invested over 20,000 euros surplus value of my house in Crypto. I have lost all of that.”
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Fraud on crypto platform Bitvavo explodes, Johan (66) lost 20,000 euros after hijacked text: ‘The next morning everything was gone’
Bytaketonews
Sep 3, 2025