There is currently a wave of scams going on, and several companies and authorities are warning their customers about various types of scam text messages that claim fraudsters are trying to trick them out of money.
Nyheter24 has previously written about scam text messages from fraudsters who pretend to be from the Swedish Tax Agency. These sms had according to The security checkseveral typos and incorrect grammar.
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Folksam warns of scam text messages
Most recently, Folksam’s customers have been exposed to scam text messages, something like the insurance company Folksy published on its website.
In the scam SMS, customers should be asked to call or send an SMS to the phone number +46 736 239 841.
But this is therefore an attempted fraud and the number does not even go to Folksam.
“Folksam does not stand behind the call and strongly advises its customers and others who have received this text message not to respond to these,” the company writes on its website.
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The insurance company’s sharp warning to customers: “Scam”
You must do that if you have been affected
In order to prevent the fraudsters from sending further text messages to several customers, Folksam urges the customers who received the text message to forward the message to number 7726.
In this way, the mobile operators will receive information about the SMS and its content, in order to be able to do something about it.
The numbers 7726 correspond to the word SPAM on the phone’s keypad and is a global way to report hoax text messages so mobile operators can stop fraudsters.
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