As tax declarations are being sent out to millions of Swedes this week, authorities are warning about a sophisticated scam targeting taxpayers. According to Björn Appelgren, educational manager at Internetstiftelsen (The Swedish Internet Foundation), fraudsters are attempting to steal account information by luring people to a fake website that mimics the official Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) site. The scam involves a copy of Skatteverket's website but on a different domain, designed to trick users into entering their login credentials and personal information.
The warning comes during the peak tax declaration period when millions of Swedes are expected to file their returns. Appelgren emphasized that the scam is widespread and targeting a large number of people. Regional newspapers across Sweden have published the warning from TT news agency, alerting citizens to be vigilant when accessing tax-related websites and to verify they are using the official Skatteverket domain.
The scam involves a copy of Skatteverket's website but on a different domain, designed to trick users into entering their login credentials and personal information.
The warning comes during the peak tax declaration period when millions of Swedes are expected to file their returns.
Appelgren emphasized that the scam is widespread and targeting a large number of people.