Stay safe — the guides

Everything we see in the dossiers, explained so you recognise it yourself. No tech, no panic. Every guide: how to spot it, a real example taken apart, what to do and what never to do.

How to spot phishing in 60 secondsThe seven tells of a fake e-mail or text — and the one check that always works.140,914 dossiers · e-mail · websites Is this web shop legit? The checklistToo cheap, prepayment only, no address: what to check before you pay.3,720 dossiers · websites WhatsApp fraud: “Hi mum, this is my new number”Friend-in-need fraud, WhatsApp hijacking, and the one question a scammer cannot answer.phone Bank helpdesk fraud: “Your account is hacked, move it to a safe account”Someone calls “from the bank”. Why the number looks right, what a bank never asks, and what to say.phone · websites Spoofing: the number is right, the caller is notWhy you cannot trust a phone number, how to check an unknown one, and when to simply not pick up.23 dossiers · phone QR code fraud: “scan to receive” does not existStickers on parking meters, QR codes in e-mails and “scan to receive your payment”: the three variants.websites Marktplaats scams: the tricks of buyers and sellersThe € 0.01 payment request, the shipping trick, the “relocated” seller: how to buy and sell without trouble.16 dossiers · websites · phone Investment fraud: guaranteed returns do not existCrypto “platforms”, fake ads with Dutch celebrities, the “account manager”, and the second scam that follows.1,638 dossiers · websites · phone Scammed — what now? The step-by-step planIn this order: bank, evidence, police report, notifications, passwords. What to do within an hour, and what after.everything Paying online safely: iDEAL, Tikkie, credit card and payment requestsWhich payment method protects you, which does not, and the two rules for every payment request.websites DigiD, Belastingdienst and government: what they never doBenefits, refunds, “your DigiD expires”: government phishing and the simple rules of the real government.57 dossiers · e-mail · websites · phone Parcel texts: “Your parcel could not be delivered”PostNL, DHL, DPD and UPS are copied daily. When a carrier really asks for money, and when never.1,441 dossiers · e-mail · websites Safe online in ten habitsNo tech, no software: ten habits that make 90% of all scams impossible.everything Tikkie fraud: is this Tikkie link safe?Every real Tikkie starts with tikkie.me and asks you to pay. Anything else is a copy.7 dossiers · websites · phone Romance scams: is this date real?A profile that is too good, a reason meeting never works, and then an emergency involving money. The pattern and the check.1,560 dossiers · websites · e-mail CEO fraud and invoice fraud: “Can you transfer this today?”An e-mail from “the director” or a supplier with a new account number. How businesses get drained, and the one rule that stops it.e-mail · websites Holiday rental fraud: is this a real Airbnb?The house exists, the photos are stolen and the “owner” wants to be paid outside the platform. How to book without falling in.542 dossiers · websites · e-mail Sextortion: “I have a video of you” — what to do and what notThe blackmail e-mail with your old password in it, and the real variant after a video call. Paying never helps; this does.e-mail Ghost invoices and acquisition fraud: is this invoice real?Invoices for a “listing”, a “domain registration” or a “Chamber of Commerce entry” you never ordered. How to recognise and refuse them.e-mail · websites SIM swap: has my SIM card been taken over?Suddenly no signal, and then your bank texts go to someone else. How to spot it, contain it in five minutes and prevent it.phone

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