According to Björn Sidenhjärta from the police, victims who are convicted of money laundering crimes will be liable for restitution.

- Say a person has received 300,000 kroner and sends it on, then they will be liable to repay the money to the other victim.

That in addition to the debts they already have and all the money that is gone is a total disaster, he says.

Want to see more education for young people

Romance scams are becoming more common.

Björn Sidenhjärta wants to see international cooperation to stop crime, while at the same time he thinks that younger people need to be educated already at school.

- I wish that already in junior high school or at least at high school level you had proper training in handling money and what you should think about in order not to end up in these situations, says Björn Sidenhjärta. 

What can I do if I have been the victim of a romance scam?

- Report it as soon as possible.

Then we get a chance to track the money, and above all maybe track money in Sweden, so we can secure the payment of the money via monetary supplements, says Björn Sidenhjärta.

In the clip, police officer Björn Sidenhjärta talks about how victims of romance fraud can commit crimes.