Earlier in October, the police went out and presented statistics on the number of frauds. It found that criminal profits from fraud in September were 52 percent less compared to the same month in 2023.
The police believe that it has to do with increased knowledge among Swedes, a result of reporting in the media and information work on the part of the police.
– The information is aimed at different target groups that we see that the fraudsters are targeting. By equipping themselves with knowledge of how fraudsters work, the public can protect themselves from fraud attempts, says Lotta Mauritzsoncoordinator at the National Fraud Center, in a press release from the police.
Policeman with mobile phone. Photo: Izabelle Nordfjell / TT.
The number of frauds decreased by 6 percent compared to the same month last year.
– Reported fraud crimes are at a slightly lower level this year than in 2023, which is gratifying. To say already now that it is a trend break is to claim victory in advance, but the numbers indicate that we are heading in the right direction, says Mauritzson in the press release.
Despite this, warnings of new scams continue to pour in.
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A common goal of the fraudsters is to get the victim stressed. This has led to several fraudsters posing as coming from some form of collection agency. In SMS, the sender is informed that a bill is about to end up with the Crown Bailiff, a message that raises the pulse of most people.
In a wave of hoax text messages from ESS Inkasso, it turned out that the company was also not listed on the Financial Supervisory Authority’s list of approved companies to conduct debt collection, something that News24 previously reported on.
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Kronofogden, state administrative authority, sign at the head office in Sundbyberg in Stockholm. Photo: Vilhelm Stokstad/TT. New warning about scam SMS
Now the newspaper Råd och rön reports on a new fraudulent text message. This time, the sender pretends to be the company Visma, which handles invoices. The text message states that the recipient has an unpaid invoice and is then asked to call a number if they have questions.
“The idea itself is that the person who received the message should make contact via the number in order to then be deceived,” writes the newspaper.
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Visma, log. Photo: Gorm Kallestad/TT. The fraudsters claim to be Visma
Even Visma themselves have warned of fraudsters who can call or text and claim to be from the company.
“Visma never calls you or texts you and asks you to sign via BankID or to give out codes, account/card details, passwords or other sensitive information,” the company writes on its homepageand gives some tips:
The SMS in question. Photo: Private/Advice and findings.
Have you been the victim of a scam? Get in touch with [email protected].
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