Meld Misdaad Anoniem has received 1,377 tips about financial and economic crime in the past year. If there are signs of insurance fraud, tipsters are often referred to the Dutch Association of Insurers. "We eventually try to forward every anonymous report to the insurer involved, but that does not always work," says Roelof Visscher.
Visscher is a manager at the Centre for Combating Insurance Crime. He has seen an increase in the number of anonymous reports of possible insurance fraud in recent years. "In 2019, for example, we received 50 tips, while in 2021 and 2022 there were 94 and 95 respectively."
Own research
He stresses that the financial stakes can sometimes be very large. "Especially when it comes to possible fraud with absenteeism, injury or disability insurance. If we manage to link a tip to the insurer involved, they can then conduct their own investigation. In this way we try to stop fraud and scams together."
Corona pandemic
Meld Misdaad Anoniem (M.) sent out a press release about the annual figures on Tuesday. This shows that the number of reports is back to the level before the corona pandemic. In 2022, the hotline sent a total of 18,857 reports to the police and other (investigative) authorities, including the Dutch Association of Insurers.
Most reports were about drugs, followed by violence, wanted suspects and financial and economic crimes. Thanks to the anonymous tips, at least 3,046 suspects have been traced.
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