April 8, 17.23, Scam, Stockholm

Published: Wed 8 Apr 2026 19:51 CEST

An elderly man has been deceived of valuable items of great value.

A scammer calls the victim and says he is calling from "the bank" and tells the victim that he has been robbed of a large sum of money from his bank account. The scammer asks which insurance company the victim has and pretends to be "connecting" the call to "the insurance company" and also to "the police." In reality, it is the same person the victim has been talking to all along.

The scammer says that a person from "the insurance company" will come by and take care of the victim's jewelry so that he will not be robbed if there is a break-in.

A scammer then comes to the victim's residence, and the victim hands over jewelry and valuable items worth a large amount.

The police have held interrogations with the victim and secured traces in the residence, but no person has been arrested. The case is classified as gross fraud.

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