On Wednesday, three men thought they were extorting money from a man from Rucphen by posing as bank employees. The intended victim did not trust the case, called the police and thus outsmarted the scammers. The three people from Eindhoven were caught in the act and arrested.
The man from Rucphen received a call this Wednesday at the end of the afternoon from someone who introduced himself as a bank employee. The scammer hung a remarkable story about a cyber attack and dirty money. He asked the man to transfer money. He would also send someone to pick up the victim’s debit card.
The somewhat older man agreed by telephone. But what the scammers didn’t know was that their victim immediately called 911. Agents then drove to Rucphen.
Debit cards and cash
After waiting for an hour, officers actually saw someone walking towards the man’s house in Van der Zijpedreef. After the resident handed over his debit card, the 18-year-old suspect was grabbed by the officers. A car with two men was parked around the corner. They had dropped the other off and were waiting for him. These two (18 and 19) were also arrested.
While searching the car, officers found a lot of cash and several bank cards. So it seems that they have scammed several people. All three of the arrested men come from Eindhoven.