Swedish police report more than 300 cases of fake SMS messages nationwide over the past two days, following initial warnings about scams urging payment of traffic fines via links. Authorities continue to advise deleting the messages and reporting them.
Building on yesterday's alerts about fraudulent SMS claiming to be from police authorities, reports have surged over Friday and Saturday, exceeding 300 nationwide.
"Police would never send that type of messages," says Magnus Jansson Klarin, press spokesperson at RLC Mitt, noting alerts from across Sweden with many affected.
"We urge people to delete and report them. Never trust paying via SMS or links," Jansson Klarin adds. While exact scam amounts remain unclear, police emphasize spreading awareness to prevent further victims.
"We want people to spread the information so that more are not tricked," he says.
