April 24, 14.15, Fraud, Värmland County

The Police Contact Center, PKC, has received several calls from anxious individuals who claimed to have received a message/SMS from the police.

The complainant received an SMS where they were urged to pay traffic fines to the Police Authority and that the sender had sent a link. The scammer wants the person to click further on the link and there complete a transaction, the sender comes from different email accounts.

The messages are false and sent by scammers. The police strongly advise against clicking on the link. The cases that have come to the police have been reported as attempted fraud.

The police do not send SMS/messages of this kind. The police use letters or KIVRA if they want to contact a private individual.

If you have been a victim of a crime or an attempt to commit a crime, always report this to the police. Information on how to report a crime can be found on Polisen.se or 114 14.