Call: NRC is looking for victims of skimming
Dear reader,
For a piece about payment fraud on the money page of the Saturday newspaper of NRC Handelsblad, I am looking for people with a Dutch bank account who have fallen victim to skimming. The article is consumer-oriented – the intent is for people to read advice and learn more about the topic.
To make that story as personal as possible, I'm looking for people who want to tell about their experiences with skimming. It is important that it concerns a bank account with a Dutch bank, because I want to write it down from a Dutch point of view.
Through a search I came across an article from January 14, 2013 on this blog about the fact that many people have approached the Thailand blog with the statement that they have fallen victim to skimming. I am looking for you!
Would you like to share your story? What I would like to know are answers to questions such as: how did you find out that you had been skimmed, did you get your money back from the Dutch bank, and if yes/no, why/why not? This is of course allowed anonymously, although it would be more moving if you also want to cooperate with your name and surname!
You can reach me via [email protected] or via 06-12374830. The article deadline is Wednesday, October 29, so I'd love to hear from you before then.
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
Yours faithfully,
Sam de Voogt
I would love to read other people's reactions, have never been a victim until now.
I only cash in Malls never on the street.
I've been a victim of skimming before, but not in Thailand. It was in Rio de Janeiro and actually my own fault. A front porch of the bank had three or four ATMs. The first ones didn't, only one did. You could just withdraw money. That was the day before returning to the Netherlands. When we came home, about a week later, we noticed that about 2000 Euro had been withdrawn (could be more or less). Not only could we prove on the basis of the tickets that we were no longer in Brazil at the time of the debit card, the bank also appeared to be able to prove that it had not been our debit card, but a copy.
The bank blocked the account for that debit card and we also got our money back without any problems. We came away with quite a fright.
Hello Sam. We were also skimmed at the end of last year and presumably at Schiphol for our trip to Thailand. The next day money was withdrawn from our account several times from Jakarta. I called ABN and had to prove (by pinning in Thailand) that I was not in Indonesia. My card was immediately swallowed during the withdrawal. Within a few days my approximately 500 euros neatly in my account. Regards, Jeanine
I recently (less than five weeks ago) fell victim to skimming. Contact me. [email protected]
I skimmed a year ago I banked at the triodos bank the skimming has been at AH supermarket
in Amsterdam branch Osdorp.
It was recorded in CHINA the capital 300,00 euros had to prove that I have not been to China.
Had the money back from the bank after 3 weeks.