€82,000 stolen from 24 people through friend-in-need scam

Two men from Deventer are accused of scamming at least 24 people out of a total of 82 thousand euros by posing as a friend in an emergency who needs urgent cash. The Public Prosecution Service demanded a prison sentence of 3 years against one suspect, and 2 years and four months against the second suspect.Submitted by Janene Pieters on Sunday, 16 August 2020 - 09:00 https://nltimes.nl/2020/08/16/eu82000-stolen-24-people-friend-need-scam