1. Identity Fraud and the Chain of Criminal Justice
18 April 2012
Identity fraud in the Netherlands:
A victim’s perspective
Michel Savelkoul Manager of the Identity Fraud Support Office
Expert Meeting on Identity Theft, Brussels
18 April 2012
ID Fraud and the Chain of Criminal Justice | 18 April 2012

2. Trafficking drugs or humans
Identity theft & fraud
Victim of
crime
Identity fraud
Victim of
IDfraud
Scams
Forgery
Stalking,
Trafficking drugs or humans
Etc etc
Perpetrator
Identity theft

3. Two aspects Identity fraud
Identity Fraud and the Chain of Criminal Justice
18 April 2012
Two aspects Identity fraud
Tax & Customs
Identity fraud support office
Criminal Justice Matching Authority
Immigration service Special research
Criminal justice
Police
Mil. Police
Tax & Customs
Immigration service
IDfraud
Enforcement
Prevention
Repairing
Errors &
Consequences
ID Fraud and the Chain of Criminal Justice | 18 April 2012

4. Consequences of IDfraud
Error
IDfraud leads to errors
Errors lead to wrong decisions (incl enforcement)
The victim of IDfraud realizes something is wrong, and fights the decision, not the errors.
The victim must prove he/she is not involved in the offence
Errors in registration
Decision + enforcement
Citizen

5. Consequences of IDfraud + Chain computerization
Error
Errors in
registration
Decision +
Enforcement
Errors in
registration
Decision +
Enforcement
Errors in
registration
Decision +
Enforcement
Citizen

6. Fig: Organizations exchanging information with the tax administration
Chain?
Data flow in networks
No division public/private
Repairing errors more difficult when more organizations are involved
Fraud: banks, webshops
Errors: government
IDfraud hardly registered
Survey: 5,6% victims
Average loss: €2,800
Fig: Organizations exchanging information with the tax administration

7. Developments Prevention abuse of ID Copies
Continuing cooperation: multidisciplinary anti fraud box
International organized crime vs local less organized crime
IDfraud 1.0 (no hightech crime, just internet as a channel)
Continuing pain, no gain: rising figures of IDfraud as a “common” tool for fighting personal ‘battles’

8. Michel Savelkoul
Manager of the Identity Fraud Support Office Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Schedeldoekshaven 200 | 2511 EZ | The Hague | The Netherlands
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