⚠JUST IN: Netherlands launched a new campaign called "Game Over!?" to weaken cybercrime

Dutch police organized a scheme that involves uploading blurred pictures of known fraudsters onto social media and promising to make their identities public, if they do not turn themselves in within a two week period. The operation was targeting fraudsters, that ran banking helpdesk impersonation, fake police officer and card collector schemes. Main aim was to root out banking fraud, due to the large influx of elderly victims involved.

Police was essentially taunting alleged offenders, promising to plaster their identities around publicly, on social media channels as well as have posters of them up on the streets for everybody to see.

Dutch authorities went through with the plan, as of now: 34 alleged cybercriminals turned themselves in. Revelation also prompted authorities to uncover the identities of 40 other suspects. Six arrests have been confirmed.

Officials also have come out with an age demographic between these perpetrators, the youngest being just 14 years old. The average age being 22 years.

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