- I think it's low-level criminals who deal with this, says Loeffle.
The SMS appears to come from a well-known mobile operator with information about the purchase of a mobile phone.
The message ends with an invitation to contact the sender if you have questions regarding the order.
- Basically everything boils down to getting people to log in and use their bank IDs, says Robert Loeffel.
Affected elderly
The age group that is affected is people who are 70 years or older.
When they make the call, they reach the scammer who connects the victim to their "bank".
In fact, it's about a crony sitting next door.
- The fraudsters then convince them to stop the order, but the plaintiff must identify himself with Bank ID.
Then the fraudsters take the opportunity to make bank transfers, says Robert Loeffel.
Fraud of 25,000 kroner
In Kalmar, the police received four reports with similar descriptions on Wednesday.
The police are sure that the same perpetrators are behind it.
- Three were attempts and one was completed, then they came up with approximately SEK 25,000, says Robert Loeffel.
New age categories are affected
The police also see that the fraudsters look for slightly younger victims, people in their 60s, where they pretend to be the victims' children.
Through digital traces, the police can deduce the fraudsters.
But often the tracks lead only to money goalies.