17-year-old allegedly withdrew large sums of cash from ATMs

Dutch police have arrested a 17-year-old boy who detectives suspect was responsible for 16 bank card frauds across the Netherlands.

The police department of the Dutch municipality of Woerden (Politie Woerden) confirmed the teenager was arrested on March 4 after an alleged bank card theft in September 2025, later linked to a string of similar offenses after detectives recognized techniques from recent cases.

After "collecting" bank cards, the accused, who resides in Utrecht, used them to withdraw large sums of cash from ATMs.

Politie Woerden said that across the 16 cases he is accused of orchestrating, the boy allegedly stole tens of thousands of euros from victims' bank accounts.

He allegedly impersonated bank employees and tricked victims into surrendering their bank cards after convincing them they were the victims of fraud.

They were not victims at the time, but soon would be.

Politie Woerden did not detail the specific means ...