Police in Amsterdam are investigating dozens of reports of teenagers who are being blackmailed via social media platform Snapchat. The...

Scholieren in Amsterdam voor honderden euro’s afgeperst via Snapchat: ‘Zeer veel meldingen’

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Schoolchildren in Amsterdam extorted for hundreds of euros via Snapchat: 'Very many reports'

The police have received "a great many reports" in recent weeks of students from Amsterdam South being blackmailed via Snapchat. Signals are also coming from Amsterdam East and West.

De politie heeft de afgelopen weken „zeer veel meldingen” gekregen van scholieren uit Amsterdam-Zuid die worden afgeperst via Snapchat. Ook uit Amsterdam-Oost en West komen signalen.

Scholieren in Amsterdam-Zuid afgeperst via Snapchat: ’Betaal of je wordt opgewacht’

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Students in Amsterdam South extorted via Snapchat: 'Pay or you will be waited for'

The police have received ‘a great many reports’ in recent weeks of pupils from Amsterdam-Zuid being blackmailed via Snapchat. Signals are also coming from Amsterdam-Oost and West.

De politie heeft de afgelopen weken ‘zeer veel meldingen’ gekregen van scholieren uit Amsterdam-Zuid die worden afgeperst via Snapchat. Ook uit Amsterdam-Oost en West komen signalen.

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Scholieren in Amsterdam-Zuid afgeperst via Snapchat

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Gelderland

Students in Amsterdam South blackmailed via Snapchat

In recent weeks, the police have received dozens of reports of schoolchildren in Amsterdam being extorted. According to the police, young people receive messages via the social media platform Snapchat that they have been a nuisance to someone and have to pay a 'fine'. If the victims do not pay, they or their immediate environment are threatened with death. "Often these are general threats, but sometimes the suspect seems to know family members,"…

De politie heeft de afgelopen weken tientallen meldingen ontvangen van scholieren in Amsterdam die worden afgeperst. Jongeren krijgen volgens de politie via het socialemediaplatform Snapchat berichten dat ze iemand tot last zijn geweest en een 'boete' moeten betalen. Als de slachtoffers niet betalen, worden zij of hun naaste omgeving met de dood bedreigd. "Vaak gaat het om algemene bedreigingen, maar soms lijkt de verdachte familieleden te kenne…

Politie onderzoekt grootschalige afpersing scholieren Amsterdam

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Police investigate large-scale extortion of Amsterdam schoolchildren

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Dozens of teenagers blackmailed via Snapchat, police warn - DutchNews.nl

More and more young people in Amsterdam seem to be falling victim to extortion via Snapchat. The police have received dozens of reports in recent weeks. "This mainly happens to students in the South, but there are also signals from East and West," according to the police. The young people are approached with the story that they have to pay a so-called fine of often hundreds of euros. Last December, the police already announced that several young…

Steeds meer Amsterdamse jongeren lijken slachtoffer te worden van afpersing via Snapchat. Zo ontving de politie de afgelopen weken tientallen meldingen. "Dit gebeurt vooral bij de scholieren in Zuid, maar er zijn ook al signalen uit Oost en West", aldus de politie. De jongeren worden benaderd met het verhaal dat zij een zogenaamde boete van vaak honderden euro's moeten betalen.  Afgelopen december maakte de politie al bekend dat meerdere jongere…

Afpersing scholieren via Snapchat neemt vlucht: afgelopen weken tientallen meldingen

Extortion of students via Snapchat is on the rise: dozens of reports in recent weeks

Reports of digital extortion targeting teenagers in Amsterdam have increased significantly, with new incidents emerging in multiple neighborhoods, police confirmed this week. Authorities continue to warn against paying the extortionists and are urging victims to come forward.

Dozens of teenagers blackmailed via Snapchat, police warn - DutchNews.nl

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