On April 13, 2024, Kassa devoted a broadcast to the fraud problems at Bunq. On June 21, 2024, under intense public and political pressure, the bank offered a Leniency Arrangement to compensate for the damage. Security for the app was already beefed up on June 7. Bunq also promises to be more accessible.

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The Netherlands delivers two blows in the fight against cryptocurrency. And Hupkes et al. lawyers have managed to freeze suspected assets on the foreign crypto exchange HTX. AND the FIOD is taking down a so-called cryptomixer, Sinbad.io. Roeland Müller of the economics editorial board updates us.

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Can an accountant with a power of attorney decide on his own that he is investing tons of someone else’s very risky assets? A widow, who leaves the management of her assets to this accountant, is unaware of his actions until it turns out that all her bank accounts are empty. And attention to the Cypriot CFD cases. After the broadcast, an outstanding amount is still paid.

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Stephan tells AVROTROS Radar how he became a victim of investment fraud. The fraudsters are using cryptoexchange Coinbase to launder the loot. Coinbase was legally prohibited from serving Dutch customers until Sept. 21, 2022. We held Coinbase liable and took this matter to court.

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The AFM still warns against dubious CFD providers. The good news is that there are now favorable rulings from Dutch courts. We contributed to the AFM signals monitor of September 2021.

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Bitcoin wallets can be abused by fraudsters selling fake investments. Sometimes the wallets block balance in the account if they discover that there is fraud. You sometimes have to litigate “internationally” to get the secured amount back. In conversation with Marloes Kolthof, director of the fraud helpdesk.

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Under political pressure, the banks have decided to reimburse the damage caused by “spoofing fraud”. The Minister of Finance has established a “compensation scheme”.

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Kassa has devoted several broadcasts to spoofing fraud, in which criminals misuse the authentic telephone number of banks. 76% of the reported victims are ING customers. Our office is preparing a lawsuit on behalf of the victims.

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Scammed investigates how PSV sponsor Investous (F1 Markets) is duping people through CFDs (contracts for difference). Jaap Jongbloed discusses the legal options with Marius Hupkes.

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It is becoming easier to manage your banking affairs via your smartphone. That also makes it easier for scammers to abuse it. But what if the bank then declines all responsibility and you are left with an empty account? Marius Hupkes in conversation with Kassa.

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Foreign investment companies prey on Dutch people with savings. On the basis of their duty of care, do banks also have the task of protecting their customers against this? Elles de Bruin talks about it with victims, lawyer Marius Hupkes, Jan Boerboom of the AFM regulator and Robin de Jongh of ABN AMRO.

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The Chamber of Commerce. You cannot ignore it if you want to start a company, but they now also come with a seemingly nice gesture: from 1 November you can again visit a free legal consultation hour as an entrepreneur. About the desirability of (another) consultation hour and the questions that entrepreneurs have: Leonie Keet, lawyer at Hupkes cs lawyers.

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