In the last weeks we’ve seen, and heard about, a few cases of international TU Delft students getting scammed. These students were telephoned by the ‘ministery of justice’ who said that they were suspects in a drugs investigation. They were asked to give their personal information and transfer a large sum of money to a ’holding’ account. If you want to know more about the method the scammers used you can read this article from TU Delta:
https://www.delta.tudelft.nl/article/tu-delft-students-scammed-out-thousands-euros
At the bottom of the article you will find a step by step instruction of what to do if you have been scammed. There is also a list of how you can recognize a potential scam.
The most important thing to know is that your bank and other institutions will never ask you to transfer money to another account, a ‘safe account’ or a ‘secure account’. If you get contacted by your bank, the police, or any other institution via phone or email asking for your personal information do not give any information and end communication. Check with your bank or the institution if they contacted you. Do not use the telephone number that the caller gave you, but look up the number yourself.
If you are ever in doubt if something is a scam, you can always contact us via our website, come to our office or make a call via the Self-Service Portal on tudelft.topdesk.net
