The frauds are increasing and can change form. Now the police have discovered a new method for the fraudsters to trick their victims – they pretend to be the recipient’s child.
A common trick of the fraudsters is to try to get the recipient stressed and think it is urgent, which the police write in a post on Facebook.
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In a post on their Facebook page, the combined police force in Täby, Danderyd, Vallentuna, Åkersberga and Vaxholm writes that reports have been received about fraudsters who pretend to be close relatives of the victims.
“All of a sudden you get a message from your daughter. She writes that her mobile has broken. While the mobile is being repaired, she is reached on this, new, number.” writes the police, and continues:
“The conversation continues and you write about everyday things like the weather and the latest news. After a while, your daughter asks for help paying a bill. Because her mobile is broken, she doesn’t have a BankID and the bill has to be paid today. STOP! Are you sure it’s the right person messaging you?”
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In the post, images of text message conversations have been attached and these demonstrate what a dialogue can look like between a person and a fraudster pretending to be the person’s child.
In the messages, one can read that the recipient is trying to ensure that it is really their child by writing “Is that you Lisa?”. The recipient also asks the fraudster to call, which the fraudster avoids for obvious reasons.
The police write that you should never pay anything if you are not sure that it has come from your child. A trick on the part of the police is to try calling the old number to ensure that one’s child has lost his mobile phone and is therefore writing from a new number.
If you have been the victim of a fraud, you can report it to the police via the telephone number 114 14. See the entire post here.
Have you been involved in a scam? Get in touch with [email protected].