In police region Mitt alone, in November 2022 the police seized around three million kroner.
- It is an effect of the HD verdict, says Maria Karlsson, fraud coordinator at police region Mitt.
Paradoxically, however, the HD judgment has also meant that, according to the police's fraud coordinator, the banks seem to have been given much more to do when it comes to fraud cases in particular.
Banks reduced after the verdict
- Recently, we have had difficulty reaching certain banks, says Maria Karlsson.
Swedbank, one of Sweden's largest banks, admits that many customers who have been victims of fraud - even several years ago - are now contacting the bank.
But the fact that this would mean that the police cannot get in touch is not something Swedbank claims to have received signals about.
Hear the big bank Swedbank about how they work against fraud in the clip above, as well as the police's fraud coordinator.
The banks themselves investigate fraud
- Among other things, we have systems for "transaction monitoring" where we monitor all transactions and look for deviations.
We have the option to stop transactions and sometimes also recover funds from another bank.
- The money is often transferred from account to account.
So the faster you call, the greater the chance for us to get hold of the money, says Ralf Banger, press officer, Swedbank.