– I got a virus on my phone because I clicked on links and didn’t realize it until it was too late. Money has also been withdrawn from the account, but I got it back from the bank quite quickly, says Monica Solberg-Leinebø. Now she has become more aware of unknown e-mails and messages that fell into her inbox. Monica Solberg-Leinebø was tricked and got a virus on her phone. Photo: Kristoffer Apall / news At Christmas time, many people experience that their inbox fills up with attempted fraud. It comes via e-mail, SMS, Messenger, Instagram, TikTok and reuse apps. The friends Hanne Utvik and Ragnhild Lura experience daily fraud attempts on several different platforms. – I probably get 20 a day. It is unpleasant, because one can quickly be deceived, says Lura. – I feel sorry for those who go for it, says Utvik. The friends Hanne Utvik and Ragnhild Lura have managed to separate fraud from genuine enquiries. Photo: Privat I think it’s good to be skeptical There are an awful lot of text messages that are sent out to customers, says specialist Marit Sola in the anti-fraud unit at Sparebank 1 SR-Bank. – One characteristic is text messages with a link in them. Then you have to stop and assess whether this is the case. Is there something you are waiting for? Never before has the security department at SR-Bank been busier than now. – I saw it during the autumn holidays in October. And now we are prepared for a peak in the Christmas season. People are busy and a bit stressed. In any case, there will certainly be a debt collection notice. Then they are quick to get it away, says Sola. Marit Sola, specialist in the anti-fraud unit in the security department at Sparebank 1 SR-Bank. Photo: Kristoffer Apall / news She says that the majority avoid being scammed. – But in a busy Christmas season, with everything you have to think about, it is easy to do something quickly. So if you receive an SMS like this: Do not answer then and there. Let a few hours pass until you have returned home and have time to look at it and assess whether it might be correct. She says that it is wise to be very skeptical. – It is known that I have money in Norway, and the fraudsters know it. They try in every possible way to get money from Norwegians. So you should think twice, says Sola. – Don’t let the stress eat you up Markus Kleppe Gjennestad is a senior specialist in the security department at Sparebank 1 SR-Bank. He says that if something seems too good to be true, it often is. Markus Kleppe Gjennestad, senior specialist in the security department at Sparebank 1 SR-Bank. Photo: Kristoffer Apall / news – I think Norwegians have become very cautious over time. Therefore, the fraudsters have tried to switch to defrauding us when we have to sell things. Then we have lower shoulders, and sit on the valuable object to be sold. But we still get scammed. His tip is not to let the stress eat you up, think about it and not take payments in the car on the way home. Wait until you have spoken to others. And not least: Use the bank for all it’s worth. – It doesn’t seem like the fraudsters are taking a Christmas holiday. It rather seems that they are driving it up a gear towards Christmas. That is why it is important that we are on guard through Christmas.
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Banks ask people to be aware of online fraud in the run-up to Christmas – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio
