June 11, 16.10, Fraud, Västernorrland County

The police have recently received a handful of reports of fraud with similar methods.

People, mainly women born in 1966, have been called by a person - sometimes with a "robot-like" voice - who claims to represent Klarna. The voice says that someone is trying to withdraw a Klarna card in the victims' names.

To prevent someone from withdrawing a Klarna card in their name, the victims have been forwarded to a "customer service" or a "bank". In reality, they have been connected to a scammer who has tried to deceive them out of money in various ways.

No case has yet led to a completed scam, but all have stopped at attempts at fraud.

The police urge the person who receives a similar call to hang up the phone immediately.

Here's how you can protect yourself from telephone scams:

1. Hang up the phone

If someone calls you and you're unsure, you should end the call. This applies regardless of whether the person says they are a relative or someone from your bank, a company or an authority.

Prepare something you can say to end the call quickly, or hang up directly. You don't need to be polite.

2. Don't log in

Never identify yourself with a bank ID and never give out codes from your bank card or to your payment card if someone asks for it.

Serious companies, organizations, and authorities never contact you and ask you to log in or give out personal information in this way.

3. Don't trust the caller

The scammer may try to stress you by saying you're about to lose money or that a relative has gotten into trouble.

Don't trust the person calling even if they seem credible and have personal information about you.