# Man, 24, arrested over fake-police scam targeting elderly Utrecht woman

> Police arrested the Amsterdam man after tips came in following the release of images of the suspect. They have now taken the images offline.

Society · published 2026-11-10 12:40 · https://nlnow.nl/a/man-24-arrested-over-fake-police-scam-on-elderly-utrecht-woman/

Police arrested a 24-year-old man from Amsterdam on Monday 9 November. He is suspected of scamming a very elderly woman in Utrecht by posing as a police officer. The scam took place in August.

Police said more than €30,000 was withdrawn at several gold dealers in Amsterdam. The woman realised the next day that she had been cheated, but by then it was too late.

On 19 August at about 20:00, a man who said he was a police officer phoned the woman on her landline. He persuaded her to put her phone, iPad, jewellery, bank card and cash in an envelope. A scammer then collected the envelope.

Police had shown images of the suspect on two television crime appeal programmes and on their own social media channels. Several tips came in, and the suspect was identified.

Now that the man has been recognised and arrested, police have taken the images offline and ask others to do the same. They thanked everyone who helped and sent in tips.

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