The authority warns seniors and sick: “shameful”

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The authority warns seniors and sick shameful

The fraudsters are constantly finding new methods to deceive sensitive tasks or even money from unsuspecting Swedes.

Recently, several companies and authorities have alerted that fraudsters use their names to gain confidence in recipients of everything from text messages to telephone calls. The latest in the line is the electronics chain Power and the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority.

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Now another authority goes out and warns of fraud. In a press release, the Swedish Medicines Agency states that fake ads flourish in social media.

“As a consumer, it is important to be attentive and source -critical. There is a great risk of buying something that does not measure up. The ads are filled with false claims,” ​​the press release states.

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More specifically, the authority has seen an increase in bluff ads, for products that are said to be able to measure blood sugar, on Facebook, among other things. The products are said to be needle -free, manufactured in Sweden and should be able to produce pain -free as well as reliable results – but some of these are not found in the Swedish market today.

– It is shameful and a danger to patient safety that this type of advertising occurs. Social media companies, the platforms on which these ads are available, are obliged to help us remove ads if we can note rule violations. We also see that the platforms could place greater demands on their advertisers in order to avoid incorrect ads starting to appear, says Helena DzojicHead of Unit at the Swedish Medicines Agency, I the press release.

Fraudsters are aimed at the sick and seniors

According to the Swedish Medicines Agency, the ads are mainly aimed at “diabetics” or “seniors”.

When News24 asks the authority if they have any knowledge of whether someone has actually been deceived by the ads answers Tomas Byströminvestigator at the unit for medical technology at the Swedish Medicines Agency, that they have come into contact with “individual people” who have gone on the bluff.

When the Swedish Medicines Agency split the warning on Facebook However, there were several people who came forward and stated that they were deceived by the Bluff ads. This is how some of them have written in the comments field:

“I went on it.”

“I’m also cheated.”

“Just scam and scam!

Photo: Screen image/Facebook/Medicines Agency

To those who believe they have been deceived by the fraudsters, the Swedish Medicines Agency has two advice, according to Byström:

  • Do not use the product in the belief that it measures blood sugar. However, it does not seem that anyone has used the product in a way that has led to incidents.
  • Use your rights as a consumer to return the product and get the money back. Of course, it can be difficult to get in touch with companies that bluff, but if you have paid by credit card or invoice, you are protected by the Consumer Credit Act if there is a problem with the purchase and you do not get in touch with the seller. The Swedish Medicines Agency is not specialists in consumer law, seek more information from the Consumer Agency or consumer advisers.

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