As a journalist, it is not unusual to receive phone calls, text messages and other inquiries at all hours of the day and night. Good tips or ideas can often appear if you take the time to answer. Therefore, the undersigned answers almost all of them. Tuesday last week was no exception: Tuesday 19:45Eirik Pedersen:Eirik PedersenHey SondreTuesday 19:47Sondre Skjelvik:Sondre SkjelvikHi Eirik 🙂Tuesday 19:50Eirik Pedersen:Eirik PedersenI saw your profile on a Facebook group so I sent a message. Hope you don’t mind. Tuesday 20:24 Sondre Skjelvik: Sondre Skjelvik No problem 🙂 Tuesday 20:51 Eirik Pedersen: Eirik Pedersen How long have you been trading crypto? Tuesday 20:55 Sondre Skjelvik: Sondre Skjelvik Haven’t traded anything in particular with crypto 😅 Tuesday 20:56 Sondre Skjelvik: Sondre Skjelvik How about it? Eirik is surprised. He himself has been trading for over two years. Apparently he has made good money. You may have experienced something similar yourself and thought; this is false. But this profile looked terrifyingly real. Could this Eirik Pedersen actually be a real person? Old profile The profile shows that it was registered 10 years ago. Tvedestrand isn’t too far from Arendal either, so maybe the person in question went to high school there? Swipe 👉🏻 Suthep Kritsanavarin / Ap “Catfish” Catfish is actually the English word for catfish. But today it also means: A person who pretends to be someone when they are not on the internet. They deceive their victims by creating fake profiles on social media or the like. Often with the help of stolen images. Egil Ursin Scams are on the rise, and many people seem to be being duped. In Norway, the police have registered a doubling in the number of fraud cases since 2020. Already on 1 June 2023, as many fraud cases have been registered at the banks as in the whole of 2020. Suddenly switching to Spanish Real or not. This Eirik is trying to recruit “friends” to a website that has helped him make money. Healthy skepticism begins to creep in. Wednesday 08:36 Sondre Skjelvik: Sondre Skjelvik Why are you tipping me anyway? 🙂Wednesday 11:55 Eirik Pedersen: Eirik Pedersenhai finito con la registries?Wednesday 11:57 Sondre Skjelvik: Sondre Skjelvik¡Mi español no es muy bueno! ¿Por qué no puedes hablar noruego? 11:59 Eirik Pedersen: Eirik Pedersen have you finished the registration? Now it is becoming quite obvious that this is hardly the real Eirik Pedersen. More on the scammer later. A little searching on Facebook allows us to find the real Eirik. He has no idea that someone has stolen his identity. – I discovered that when you contacted me. It was what set heaven and earth in motion, he says to news. – I get chills. When I saw this, I considered deleting my social profiles, says the real Eirik Pedersen to news. Photo: Private – It was a really unpleasant experience. I understood that there is something going on that I have no control over. And the fraudsters had gone even further than just creating one profile. Three fake profiles When Pedersen was informed about the fake profile, he himself did some searches on Facebook. There appeared not just one extra Eirik Pedersen, but three. – In one profile I was a real estate agent, in the other I worked at Stord on something. The third one, I don’t actually remember what I was working on. – It was intense stuff. Have you experienced someone creating profiles in your name? The profiles were reported immediately by Pedersen. It still took about a day before they were deleted. Therefore, news could ask some follow-up questions to the fraudster to check how well they have familiarized themselves with Pedersen’s life. Do they go so far as to actually know something about the person whose identity they are stealing? – Very credible Helle Sofie Bratsberg, advisor at Sparebank1 Nord-Norge, tells news that it is not unusual for fraudsters to spend a lot of time making things look credible. – We have seen examples of them going to great lengths. Among other things, they can spend a lot of time on information about a possible victim. – Nor should we overlook the fact that they can spend a lot of time on fake profiles that they have had for a long time. Bratsberg says it is somewhat unusual for the fraudsters to use real names. Usually they steal photos but use different names. Photo: SpareBank1 Nord-Norge Bratsberg emphasizes that fraud is unfortunately very common. – Research has been carried out which shows that four out of ten young people between 20 and 29 have experienced being defrauded. Younger people especially vulnerable to investment fraud Helle Sofie Bratsberg says that younger people can be particularly vulnerable to investment fraud. Often because it’s about “quick and easy money”. – This is very scary as they often offer platforms that look very credible with an overview of your money and return. It often takes place over a long period of time, and you don’t discover the fraud until you want to withdraw larger amounts. They can allow individual amounts to be withdrawn to increase credibility. – You must be aware that the fraudsters spend an incredible amount of time and resources on each individual victim, as they know that there can be a lot to gain from this type of fraud. Cryptocurrency is a very risky form of investment, with many unscrupulous players. You should therefore not invest more than what you can stand to lose, says Bratsberg. The fact that the methods are becoming more and more sophisticated also means that even those with a lot of experience can be deceived. – There are examples in Norway where people who are educated in IT have fallen for crypto fraud. Those who engage in this do so in very credible ways, says Bratsberg and emphasizes: – It is scary and very advanced. You should be really clear about what you are doing before investing in crypto. And to play with open cards; news has also let itself be deceived. Bodø/Glimt or …? Bratsberg says an important piece of advice is to stop and think about it. So, what about actually doing it? Perhaps the fraudster will reveal himself? Wednesday 14:04 Sondre Skjelvik: Sondre SkjelvikWhich football team do you support? Wednesday 14:12 Eirik Pedersen: Eirik PedersenLiverpoolWednesday 14:20 Sondre Skjelvik: Sondre Skjelvik Yeah, but in Norway? Wednesday 14:37Eirik Pedersen:Eirik PedersenHaalandWednesday 15:03Sondre Skjelvik:Sondre SkjelvikI think it’s a bit strange that you can’t answer me the simple question. One of your photos on your profile shows that you support a Norwegian team. Wednesday 15:05 Sondre Skjelvik: Sondre Skjelvik Why should I trust you when you can’t answer that? Wednesday 15:13Eirik Pedersen: Eirik PedersenYes, I supported gold feder team, why do you ask? It was a long time ago. If it wasn’t clear enough that this is a scammer, we ask a couple more questions. He allegedly lives in Arendal, but works in Rana. How much does the person know about Norwegian geography? The real Eirik Pedersen finds it all frightening. – I got goosebumps. When I saw this I considered deleting my social profiles. I can’t bear to expose myself to this. – What have you done afterwards to get rid of the problem? – This has been thought provoking for me and I have reported everyone to Facebook. I have also of course changed my password. But what eventually happened to the fake Eirik Pedersen? The person or persons who ran the profile seemed to be fed up with all the nagging from news, and stopped nagging about investment. The day after the last communication, the profile was marked as suspicious – before it was finally deleted.
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Creates credible fake profiles and writes Norwegian – news Nordland
