Police in Sweden have received multiple reports of phone scams in recent days, with callers posing as police officers. The scams target elderly people in towns including Skellefteå, Sollefteå, and Piteå. The callers claim the victim has lost their payment card, that it has been copied, or that purchases have been made with it, aiming to trick them out of money or valuables.
Police advise anyone receiving such a call to be rude and hang up immediately. They emphasize that police never call to request identification via BankID or ask for card numbers. To protect against phone fraud, police recommend not logging in, not identifying oneself with BankID or giving out codes, and not trusting the caller.
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