Scam emails and text messages have increased significantly in recent times. Försäkringskassan warned earlier this year about scam emails from fraudsters in connection with the electricity subsidy in 2024.
The email, which was given out as coming from Försäkringskassan, asked customers to go to a link and enter their personal data.
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How to recognize scam emails
Now Försäkringskassan is once again issuing a warning to criminals, who deceive people and pretend to be Försäkringskassan via SMS and email.
Robert Gustafsson at Försäkringskassan says in an interview with Sveriges Radio that fraudsters come up with new ways to deceive people every month. The emails and texts that are sent out often look very credible, but to a trained eye you can see that they are fake.
– It looks pretty good, but if you start thinking about the language, they use the words “dear customer” and “we hope you are well”. It is not a language that we normally use, Robert Gustafsson tells Swedens radio.
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Försäkringskassan: “Can affect public trust”
When several people are deceived by people who pretend to be from the authorities, trust in them decreases. This in turn can affect democracy and trust in society, says Robert Gustafsson.
– The consequences, as we see it, are that you can lose trust in government authorities and democracy. That it can actually affect public trust. People don’t really trust authorities, says Robert Gustafsson Swedens radio.
This summer, Försäkringskassan will make a brand new website with only tips on how to learn to recognize a scam SMS or scam email.
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