November 10, 12:25, Fraud, Västra Götaland County

The Police Contact Centre (PKC) has received several calls from people around police region West who say they have received text messages that appear to come from the police. This is an ongoing wave of attempted fraud via text messages.

The messages urge the recipient to pay traffic fines to the Police Authority via an attached link. The aim is to get the recipient to click on the link and make a payment. The sender may vary, and the messages may be sent from different phone numbers or email accounts.

The messages are fake and are sent by fraudsters. The police urge the public not to click on links in such text messages.

The cases reported to the police so far have been registered as attempted fraud.

The police do not send text messages urging people to pay traffic fines via a link.

If you have been the victim of a crime or attempted crime, you should always report it to the police. Information on how to make a report is available at polisen.se or by calling 114 14.

The image shows an example of what a fake message may look like. However, the messages may vary in appearance.