On Tuesday, the Kalmar District Court's judgment came against the ten accused perpetrators.

Three are sentenced to prison and the rest receive suspended sentences, in some cases combined with community service, or probation.

In total, damages of approximately SEK 2.5 million are awarded.

The longest sentence, two years in prison, is given to a 27-year-old man who is convicted of gross fraud.

Cultural institution cheated of 3.7 million

A representative of a cultural institution in Kalmar County was exposed to a Swish fraud in November last year and was cheated of SEK 3.7 million.

The representative was then contacted by a fraudster who introduced himself as a representative of a bank and the payment service Swish.

The perpetrator claimed that the representative had been subjected to an attempted fraud and called for the money to be transferred to a more secure account.

Instead, the money went to the perpetrator's account through other accounts.

Criminal network

A total of ten people were charged.

They must belong to a larger criminal network and must have defrauded several million kronor.