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After a 6-Year Legal Battle, Phishing Victim Stijn (57) Receives a Ruling that Also Helps Other Victims

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After almost 6 years, Stijn Gansemans (57) from Oud-Heverlee has not yet seen a single cent back of the 25,000 euros that fraudsters swindled out of him. The bank refused to repay him for years due to 'gross negligence', a term that until now was very vaguely defined in the law. The Court of Cassation has put an end to this in a ruling: "I hope that other victims now also have a better chance of getting their money back," says Stijn.

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After almost 6 years, Stijn Gansemans (57) from Oud-Heverlee has not yet seen a single cent back of the 25,000 euros that fraudsters swindled out of him. The bank refused to repay him for years due to 'gross negligence', a term that until now was very vaguely defined in the law. The Court of Cassation has put an end to this in a ruling: "I hope that other victims now also have a better chance of getting their money back," says Stijn.

·Brussels, Belgium
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Waking up to find that 25,000 euros had suddenly been taken from your bank account: Stijn Gansemans (57) from Oud-Heverlee experienced this in January 2020 and has not been able to recover a single cent. On the contrary. Since then, he has been in a legal battle with one of the largest banks in our country. “The law obliges them to pay me back, but they refuse to do so. And sometimes they resort to dirty tricks to achieve this.” Stijn did not ba…

·Kobbegem, Belgium
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Het Laatste Nieuws broke the news in Kobbegem, Belgium on Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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