From a call center near Borås, text messages were sent to hundreds of private individuals, mainly in their 40s and 50s. Via a phone call, they were then manipulated into approving what they believed was a complaint about a transaction using their BankID, but in reality money was being deducted from their accounts.
The police have identified 476 cases linked to the same perpetrators - and the total criminal proceeds are estimated to be around SEK 11.5 million.
A man and a woman, both in their 30s, are now being charged in nine of the cases, in which the victims lost just over SEK 1.3 million.
These are the cases where we have assessed that we have enough evidence to move forward now, says prosecutor Sandra Wetzér.
