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Elderly woman loses 80,000 SEK in phone scam

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Elderly woman loses 80,000 SEK in phone scam
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  • Woman in her 90s lost 80,000 SEK in phone scam
  • Scammers posed as furniture company and bank
  • Police filed fraud report, no suspect identified

According to Polisen Jönköping Händelser, the victim received a call from someone claiming to represent a furniture company. She was then transferred to a person posing as a bank employee and provided information that allowed the fraudsters to take the money. Police have visited the woman's home and filed a fraud report.

No suspect has been identified yet. It remains unclear how the scammers obtained the victim's phone number or which specific companies were impersonated.

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