The money comes from criminal activities, often telephone fraud where you have access to a person's bank account and then transfer money from it. It can be hundreds of thousands of kronor, which is then transferred to many different goalkeepers who then withdraw cash and hand over to the fraudsters or their intermediaries.
In the criminal networks there are people whose job is to recruit Swish goalkeepers: often young people between the ages of 15 and 25, says Cajsa Ernholdt, group chief at the police.
- Some are already established networks, some ask friends. They have people in the networks who have the task of developing money goalkeepers. They move in areas where there are very young people and get them quite easily.
"A way into a criminal life"Cajsa Ernholdt says some of the young people are accomplices - they understand the scheme and get paid. Others may be threatened or deceived to participate, and some do not understand that they are committing a crime.
Often, the goalkeepers are tracked by the police when they use their own swish account. So even when the fraudsters do not get caught, the sentencing judges are convicted of crimes.
In addition to the risk of being sentenced, the youth used as goalkeepers can also come into contact with criminal networks.
Connections to the thread- Those who are convicted get a dot in the criminal record, may find it difficult to apply for a job and enter education, may pay damages and court costs. Above all, it is a way into a criminal life, says Cajsa Ernholdt.
- Some of the fraudsters have links to the serious organized crime, to the gang. But for money launderers it is not always the case, it can be ordinary young people who line up.
"Simon" who tells briefly about how he was threatened to swish money in the clip above is interviewed in Week's crime which is broadcast on SVT1 at 21:00 and published simultaneously on SVT Play.