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Woman Spends Hours on the Phone with Scammer and Loses Thousands of Euros

Summary by Omroep Brabant
There was supposedly something wrong with the internet of a man from Tilburg. One morning, he received a call from a young woman who said the modem needed to be checked. No need to worry: someone was supposed to come by that very day to help him. That afternoon at 2:00 PM, a young man indeed appeared on the doorstep, but he was anything but helpful. How the scammers operated became clear on Monday evening in Bureau Brabant. It all started with a…
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There was supposedly something wrong with the internet of a man from Tilburg. One morning, he received a call from a young woman who said the modem needed to be checked. No need to worry: someone was supposed to come by that very day to help him. That afternoon at 2:00 PM, a young man indeed appeared on the doorstep, but he was anything but helpful. How the scammers operated became clear on Monday evening in Bureau Brabant. It all started with a…

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Omroep Brabant broke the news on Monday, September 7, 2026.
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