Sharpen the warning to BankID users: “Delete the message”

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Sharpen the warning to BankID users Delete the message

The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, the Swedish Debt Collection Agency, the Swedish Tax Agency, Biltema, ICA and the Postal Code Lottery.

These are some of the many authorities, associations and companies that have sounded the alarm in recent weeks about fraudsters pretending to represent them in order to gain access to bank and personal data from unsuspecting Swedes.

Now the fraudsters seem to have used another brand to trick them into sensitive information.

Scam emails cause the authority to alert: “Don’t be fooled”

BankID warns of fraudsters

On the Theft Protection Association’s website The security check it is reported that fraudsters claim to represent BankID.

“Right now there are fake SMS messages, phone calls and e-mails pretending to come from BankID,” the site reads.

At the same time, BankID themselves have published a warning on their website.

“We never contact users that way. Delete the message or end the conversation without following any prompts in it,” they write, among other things.

Photo: Screenshot/bankid.com

The big bank’s warning: “Be suspicious”

BankID: “The fraudsters are constantly changing modes”

In an interview with News24 states Charlotte Pataky, press officer at BankID, that the current wave of fraud is a major societal problem that affects many companies and authorities. Not infrequently this happens with so-called “spoofed” or falsified phone numbers.

– We, and many other actors in society, both warn and remove these (scam messages, editor’s note) continuously. But the fraudsters are constantly changing their modus operandi, she says and continues:

The call to BankID users is further to never click on links, call or open their BankID at the request of someone else.

– We also constantly emphasize the importance of having the latest version of the BankID app and the latest system update available in the mobile phone.

What do you recommend to do if you have been exposed and, for example, clicked on a link like this?

– Then you should contact your bank directly and file a police report.

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Photo: Martina Holmberg/TTBankID’s tips for safe use

BankID has listed several recommendations for safe use of their system:

  • Always make sure your BankID app is updated to the latest version.
  • Always read the text displayed in the BankID app and check where you are identifying yourself and what you are signing. If you are unsure, select cancel.
  • Never give out the code for your BankID.
  • Never use your BankID at the request of someone else who contacts you.
  • Never install any application or click on links at the request of someone who contacts you.
  • Under My history in the BankID app, you can see where you have identified yourself and with whom you have signed.
  • Activate notifications from BankID to receive information if a BankID is activated for your social security number. You do this under settings in your phone.
  • Only install apps from trusted sources, such as the App Store and Google Play.

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