Fraudsters are quick to adapt their approach to what is happening in society.
Therefore, the police expect more attempts at fraud as more and more vaccines are offered against covid-19.
And fraudsters often target older people.
- Elderly people often have great confidence in the authorities and in this case healthcare.
This is used by the fraudsters to persuade the elderly to log in with a bank box or bank ID, says Anna-Karin Kjellgren who is a crime prevention officer in the fraud section region West in a press release.
Thousands of scams
In 2020, almost 47,000 frauds were reported to the police in the West region.
SVT Nyheter Väst has previously told about 92-year-old Hervor Niklasson, who was called by a fake nurse who offered to come to her home and inform about the corona vaccination.
It ended with Hervor being severely beaten in the face and the fraudster rushed out with gold jewelery worth tens of thousands of kronor.
A few weeks later, a man was arrested on suspicion of the aggravated robbery against Hervor.
Fears increase
So far this year, the police have received a few reports of this type of fraud, but now there are fears that there may be an increase when more people are vaccinated.
- We therefore ask everyone to talk to friends and elderly relatives about never logging in to someone else's request or handing out information to someone who contacts them, says Anna-Karin Kjellgren.
In the clip below, you can tell 92-year-old Hervor about when she was robbed in her own home:
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Start the clip to hear 92-year-old Hervor Niklasson talk about how she welcomed and let the man into her own home - only to be robbed and beaten.
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