Texting can reveal whether a criminal “lives” at your address

It happens that serious criminals use the addresses of unknown people to hide. There is now a service that will make it easier for private individuals to find out if someone unauthorized has “moved in” to their address.

In the wave of shootings and explosions that is shaking Sweden, it has emerged that in a number of cases criminal persons have signed themselves up to the addresses of unknown people. This could lead to innocent people being subjected to violence or threats, Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M) has warned. The Tidö parties have therefore tasked the Swedish Tax Agency with developing a service that notifies when someone writes to one’s address.

But the search service Hitta.se is already launching a similar function, “Addressalarm”, where it should be possible to receive an SMS if someone else writes on the user’s home address. To use the free service, a bank ID is required.

The search service has been working on “the solution for a while since this signing on to other people’s addresses became a new phenomenon in the gang wars”, writes Niklas Grawé, CEO of Hitta.se, in a comment.

At the moment, therefore, you do not receive an automatic notification from the Swedish Tax Agency if someone unauthorized has registered as a resident of your home. But the information can be obtained by logging in to the Swedish Tax Agency.