Fake letters from Payments Association in circulation!

Fraudsters send fake letters, alledgedly from Betaalvereniging Nederland (Dutch Payments Association). With these letters, they try to trick recipients into providing personal data, bank details or into making payments. Fake e-mails that appear to come from the Betaalvereniging or other official institutions may also contain fake web addresses (hyperlinks) and attachments containing malware (computer viruses).

Example of a fake letter alledgedly from Betaalvereniging Nederland

The Dutch Payments Association never sends unsolicited e-mails or letters to consumers or bank customer. We do not have access to customer details or bank details of bank customers. Therefore, if you receive an e-mail or letter from the Payments Association when you recently did not first contact us yourself, the e-mail or letter is false. You can throw it away immediately.