April 24, 16.11, Scam, Västerbotten County

A new variant of scam attempts via SMS/e-mail is now emerging in large parts of Sweden. Scam attempts have also appeared in Norrbotten, Västerbotten, Västernorrland and Jämtland counties.

The police's contact center, PKC, has received several calls from anxious individuals who claimed to have received SMS/e-mails from "the police". The individuals are urged to pay traffic fines to the Police Authority and the sender has included a link. The scammer wants you to click further on the link and complete a transaction there.

The messages are false and sent by scammers. The police strongly advise against clicking on the link. In cases that have come to the police, a report has been made regarding the scam attempts.

The police do not send SMS/messages of an economic nature like these.

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.