Current Scams
Here you can see scams going around right now: scam texts, fake emails and calls where scammers pose as government agencies and companies, and fake investment firms that Finansinspektionen warns about. Every night we read the latest warnings from Polisen, Skatteverket, Försäkringskassan and others and collect them here, so you can recognise a message before you reply to it.
Recently reported
Checked every night · latest report
Oct 2026
Polisen
Calls from "Swedish police" about ID documents
In police region Bergslagen
Phone call · Claims to be the Swedish Police ("Swedish police")
A prerecorded English voice says there is a problem with your ID documents and asks you to press a button to reach a case officer. Your contact details are then requested. Calls have come from numbers with country code +47.
Polisen
Calls about a rental car and valuables in Borlänge
In BorlängeTargets older people
Phone call · Claims to be a bank, a security company or an authority, such as the Swedish Police
Scammers call and say you have rented a car or that your money is in danger. Someone then comes to your home to collect bank cards, cash or valuables, which the Swedish Police never do.
Polisen
Call about a rental car that burned or was stolen
In police region MittTargets older people
Phone call · Claims to be the Swedish Police
Scammers call older people and accuse them of renting a car used in a crime. Victims are told to put valuables and bank cards with PIN codes in an envelope. The police never call to ask for this.
Polisen
Calls from "police" about jewellery and bank cards
In region BergslagenTargets older people
Phone call · Claims to be the Swedish Police
Scammers call saying someone rented a car in your name, or that they need to collect your jewellery and protect your assets. The Police never come to your home to collect jewellery or valuables.
Pensionsmyndigheten
Calls and texts from Pensionsmyndigheten
Phone call · Claims to be Pensionsmyndigheten
The scammers claim you have money to collect and ask for your personal ID number, bank, account or card details. Pensionsmyndigheten never calls to ask for account, card or login details.
Sept 2026
Polisen
Calls about a rental car not returned
In police region VästTargets older people
Phone call · Claims to be the Swedish Police or your bank
A caller claims you rented a car that was not returned, then passes you to a fake police officer or bank. The aim is to make you log in with BankID or give out bank details.
Polisen
Calls from fake police or bank staff to seniors
In police region BergslagenTargets older people
Phone call · Claims to be the Swedish Police or your bank
Older people are called by someone claiming to be from an investigation unit, the police or a bank, who wants gold jewellery and bank details. Never hand over codes, money or valuables; hang up and contact the organisation yourself.
Polisen
Call about a rental car and fake police
In Western Sweden
Phone call · Claims to be a car rental company and the Swedish Police
The caller says a rental car was not returned, then passes you to "the police", who ask you to hand over jewellery and bank cards. The Police never collect bank cards or valuables from anyone's home.
Aug 2026
Polisen
Text from a child asking for money
Targets older people
Text message · Claims to be your child or grandchild
The sender says their phone broke or was lost and that they have a new number. Then the "child" asks for money, usually via Swish, for a new phone or other made-up expenses.
Polisen
Text from someone posing as your child
In police region MittTargets older people
Text message · Claims to be your child
Scammers text from an unknown number posing as your child to get money or card details. Contact your child on the number you normally use.
Our sources
Every night we read the warnings of these agencies and organisations, and we always link to their own page.