There are currently a lot of fake emails going around that are supposedly from the central government. Read here how to recognize them and what you can do.
Are you also done with paying so much insurance money? Then . has the national government a group of criminals what for you! There are currently some sneaky phishing emails going around the internet, according to a warning from the Ministry of Justice and Security† So don’t fall for it.
Fake emails from ‘central government’
The e-mails are sent in the name of the national government. In reality, they are criminals who are trying to steal your money. The emails do not ask for money, which often betrays a phishing email. On the contrary, the emails promise to give you money.
“You are eligible for a refund on your annual insurance costs,” the scammer reads. All you have to do for free money is to follow the attached link. There, a victim has to fill in some details to get the money refunded.
Of course this is where it goes wrong. When entering the data, the victim must pay correctly.
What can you do?
Although it is sometimes very difficult to distinguish real from fake, in this case that is not the case at all. In short, the central government never sends you such messages, so it is clearly fake emails if the content is already nonsense. The government has literally nothing to do with insurance!
In addition, it is always smart to view the sender. The e-mail address is undoubtedly a blurry letter and number combination, not the official e-mail from the national government. Finally, following such links is always a bad idea. If there is indeed official communication from the government, you can log in yourself with your DigiD to check your message box. If it says nothing about a ‘refund’, then you have just evaded a scam.
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