- We have carried out an offensive work to stop the so-called vishing scams.
Those frauds are mainly committed by organized crime in vulnerable areas.
That money often finances organized crime, Mats Löfing said in the interview, among other things.
Camilla Thorström is a commissioner and works as head of the fraud group in Linköping.
She shares the picture that Mats Löfving presented last weekend.
- We have the same picture here in Östergötland.
Then we can also see that there are some who imitate this mode, or the approach, she says to SVT Nyheter Öst.
Does vishing account for a large part of the gangs' funding?
- Yes, it is likely, says Camilla Thorström.
Difficult to access the top layer
According to her, this type of crime is often grateful to investigate, but it is more difficult to access those who control the operation itself.
- This type of case always leaves digital traces.
We often have material to work with, but then it is more difficult to access those who sit at the top and control and organize.
They have built up networks that work for them and they are often about fairly young people, she says.
According to both Mats Löfving and Camilla Thorström, the police have joined forces against this type of crime.
- It was a national special event and a major effort was made here in Östergötland in 2018 and 2019 where there was a huge gathering of forces around these investigations.
We then had groups that were doing this in the county and there are still lawsuits against the people involved, she says.
Occurs "Call center"
According to her, it is difficult to give a general picture of how vishing usually goes.
It happens that you sit in a "call center" -like arrangement and call.
- It is difficult to answer in general about the structure.
They sit both in a more organized form and more temporarily where you do this from your home or car or so, says Camilla Thorström.
This is what it can look like when a person has been exposed to vishing.
Money is taken from the victim's account and then sent to several different people, and some direct purchases are made which are then collected.
Picture from the police's preliminary investigation report, which was then anonymised.
Photo: Police preliminary investigation report.
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