Invoice fraud

Fraudsters want you to transfer money to their accounts and will try all sorts of ways of getting you do so. For instance, they may send you a fake invoice ‘on behalf of a well-known company’.

Fraudsters will often pressure you by saying that you are in arrears and threatening to charge you additional fees or contact a debt-collection agency. Fraudsters also pose as the Centraal Justitieel Incassobureau (CJIB) and send fake traffic fines, or even falsify the account number on a real invoice that you actually are expecting.

If you transfer funds, but it later turns out that you have been defrauded, we unfortunately cannot reimburse your financial losses since you issued the payment order yourself.

• Google the company’s official website. Check who sent the invoice and the account number stated on the invoice. 
• Check whether you or one of your family members has been expecting the invoice.
• If you think it is suspicious, google the company’s official website and call the telephone number provided.