Several car owners around Sweden have received an unexpected invoice. The Swedish Transport Agency also fears that several invoices may reach Swedish households during Christmas and New Year.
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The Swedish Transport Agency warns of fake invoices
The invoices, which are fake, are said to come from the Swedish Transport Agency, which is now issuing a warning to all car owners in Sweden, something that also P4 Halland reported on.
The scam invoices are sent via email, the authority states.
Photo: Erik Simander / TT.
The invoices may apply to parking notices or speeding violations, and if you know that none of this is relevant, you should not respond to the email or pay for the invoice either.
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Never request payments via email or text
On its website, the Swedish Transport Agency writes that they never send out invitations to pay via email or SMS. Anyone who receives a payment reminder or invoice via email should therefore ignore it.
“Do not click on the links and do not pay any money,” they write on their website.
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Photo: Screenshot/The Swedish Transport Agency’s website. How to report phishing to the police
If you have received an email of this type, you can report it to the police by calling the number 114 14 or visiting a police station. Frauds of this type are called phishing and require the recipient to provide personal information to the sender.
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Photo: Tim Aro / TT.