As the number of frauds has increased in Sweden, several authorities have issued warnings. One of the authorities that has issued a warning is the Swedish Tax Agency.
“It happens that fraudsters pretend to be the Swedish Tax Agency and try to access your data through phishing and phishing. The fraudsters use fake emails, text messages, letters and phone calls in various variations. Attempts at online fraud are particularly common when it is time to declare or when the tax refund is paid out,” the authority writes on its homepage.
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How to protect yourself from fraudsters
To protect yourself from fraudsters, do not give out your personal information at someone else’s request.
News24 has also reported whether many people use the same pin codes for their payment cards, something that the fraudsters know. By using a PIN that many others have, you become easy prey for fraud.
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Therefore, you should not use SMS
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has gone out and warned the US population about fake text messages. They say it’s easy for the conversations to be manipulated and therefore fake text messages can appear to come from someone you usually text with, reports CNBC.
How does this affect us in Sweden?
– You definitely have to realize that SMS can no longer be trusted, says the Swedish cyber security expert André Catry till SVT News.
He believes that the phenomenon also occurs in Sweden, although it is not discussed so much here.
The FBI recommends using “end-to-end” encrypted apps instead to protect the conversation, which Catry agrees with. Examples of such apps are Google Message or Whatsapp.
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Source: nyheter24.se
