October 16, 18.08, Scam, Umeå

During the evening, the police were contacted regarding an elderly man who had been called by a person claiming to be from the police. The person is said to have stated that they must block the complainant's bank card and encouraged him to use Bank-ID. 

The police have been on the scene for information gathering. A complaint about an attempt to commit fraud is being prepared.

So avoid being deceived

1. Hang up the phone: If someone calls you and you are 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.

2. Do not log in: Never identify yourself with 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. Do not trust the person calling/texting. The scammer may try to stress you by saying that you are about to lose money or that a relative has had an accident. Do not trust the person calling even if they seem credible and have personal information about you.