Scams are taking place among Ukrainian refugees in municipal reception centres in the Netherlands.
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Ukrainians in municipal reception locations: beware of phone scams

Published at: 23/07/2025, 00:00

In several places in the Netherlands, Ukrainians in municipal reception locations suffer from telephone scammers who speak Russian. Does this apply to you? Read what you can do here.

Russian-speaking scammers call Ukrainians in reception locations

In several municipal reception locations in the Netherlands last week, Ukrainians were called by Russian-speaking scammers. These scammers pretend to be police officers or employees of banks or Interpol. They ask Ukrainians for their bank information. These scammers know the first and last names of the people they call. Through this information, they try to convince people to give them access to bank information.

Please note: never give personal information or bank details over the phone

Do you also get calls from unknown phone numbers? If so, never give personal information or bank details to unknown people. Let other Ukrainians in the reception centre know this is happening so they are aware. You can do the following:

File a report with the police

Have you been called by an unknown number and asked for your personal or financial information? Then make a report to the Dutch police. You can call 0900-8844.

Are you being scammed? Then you can also report this to the police.

File a report with the online Fraud Helpdesk

You can also report fraud to the online help desk. To do so, check out this website.

Read more about telephone fraud in the Netherlands

Do you want to read more about what you can do about phone fraud? Then check out the government website.


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