A text message ticks into the phone. The number is apparently Norwegian: Today 07:40 Text message: Hi! Anders from your friends list just shared a news story with you from Nettavisen.artikkel.net! Over 19,000 people in Norway are called Anders. “Everyone” knows an Anders. “What has Anders sent me? ?» What happens if you press the link? Do you know an Anders? Yes Yes, know more people named Anders No Show result News article promises you a big return Behind the link an article is hidden. It is similar to nettavisen.no. Nevertheless; something is jarring. The headline reads: “Billionaire and industrial builder gives back to Norway with his latest project” Do you see which of these is real? The article is not genuine. Nettavisen is in no way connected to the fraud. Under the heading, it is described how Kjell Inge Røkke has allegedly invested NOK 850 million in a project. In short, it is claimed: If you invest money in the project, you can earn large sums from day one. It seems too good to be true. Nevertheless, there are many Norwegians who allow themselves to be deceived. Photo: Screenshot – This is a scam, says Kent Øksnes. Øksnes is listed as author of the article. He is a former journalist in Dine Penger and later founder of Pengenytt. It is also mentioned that Røkke has visited the TV2 program God Morgen Norge to talk about the possibilities. Program manager Vår Staude must have been tempted to try. The point of it all is to tempt readers to take another step. It’s all a lie, of course. But what happens if you press try now? 10 minutes later… news did not have to wait long before an unknown, but Norwegian telephone number rang. Click to hear the scammer. Play sound Hello Mr. Sondre Skjelvik. My name is Anton. Anton Pavlovic. I am calling you from the company Swizzpro and the Bitcoin system, Mr. Sondre. How are you today? How can fraudsters use other people’s Norwegian numbers? news spoke to the fraudster on two occasions on the same day. Both times we were called by a Norwegian phone number. The owners of the two numbers were Norwegian and have nothing to do with the fraud. How is it possible? The fraudsters use a technique called spoofing. This means that fraudsters can pretend to contact you from a Norwegian number or safe IP address. To carry out phone spoofing, fraudsters use software that masks the original number they are calling from. Thus, the call can look like it is coming from a Norwegian number, which often inspires more trust than foreign numbers. Fraudsters who practice spoofing use both existing and fake phone numbers. If your number should be spoofed, it does not mean that your mobile has been hacked. Source: Telenor After a few words about how things are going, Anton is done with the banter. He will talk about the company Swizzpro. Play audio Anton Pavlovic: You’re a beginner right? news: Yes, I am a beginner. Anton Pavlovic: Okay. This is not a problem because in our company we have an automated action system. This system buys and sells for you on the stock market and trades on autopilot for you. okay? Anton claims that the company is located in Switzerland and that the system requires a minimum investment of 250 dollars. Perhaps not many people have heard of the company Swizzpro. But Anton can assure you that a powerful partner is on the team. Play audio We are a partner with Tesla. The system we use is supplied by Tesla. Anton also claims that Elon Musk is the man behind the automation in the investment robot. Elon Musk visited Norway earlier this autumn, but that he is behind the automation at Swizzpro is just a lie. Photo: Josef Benoni Ness Tveit / news Loses an average of NOK 78,000 The offer Anton Pavlovic makes is too good to be true. More on him and Swizzpro later. But Norwegians are fooled by tricks like this. Every year, DNB produces a report on how many people are tricked into investing in scams. In 2021, they have registered 528 cases of investment fraud. On average, each person lost NOK 78,000. Every year, many Norwegians are tricked into investing in fake or worthless shares or securities. Illustration: Egil Ursin / news – In this case, the fraudsters are playing for a quick return. Simply temptations, says security analyst Thorbjørn Busch in Telenor. Received more inquiries It is not only those who lose money who are victims in fraud cases like this. Kjell Inge Røkke, Vår Staude, Nettavisen, TV 2 and Tesla all have their names and reputations misused for the fraudsters’ benefit. In addition, there are innocent bystanders who get the phone numbers misused when the scammers call. Below the article are comments from people who are allegedly making good money. Of course fake names and lies being served. Photo: Screenshot Kent Øksnes, who has involuntarily received credit for the fake article, finds it sad. – It’s very boring. The only thing I can do is deny that this is true, and confirm that it is a fraud, he says to news. – My name has been misused for several years. There is not much you can do about it. Have you ever been scammed? Yes. No, but I have been tempted. Fortunately, I checked a second time. No. Show result Øksnes adds: – I have received many inquiries from people who wonder if this is a scam. They have been tempted, but are fool enough to think twice. Refuses to comment Back to Anton Pavlovic. He is working to tempt news to invest and has asked for a VISA card. But we are unsure and want to know more. The conversation between news and Pavlovic has been going on for over 15 minutes. We confront him that this is an attempt at fraud. Play sound news: You are trying to deceive me. Anton Pavlovic: How am I trying to deceive you? news: You are trying to get me to transfer money to a fake trading platform. Anton Pavlovic: It’s up to you. I didn’t pressure you into anything. You registered yourself and want to start trading. Pavlovic refuses to agree that they are doing anything wrong in the way they tempt people. He stands his ground and continues to argue that Swizzpro is worth investing in. news chooses not to spend money on investing, but the fake platform would probably give the impression that the money grew quickly. After that, it would probably be impossible to get the money back. news received login to the platform after registration. Photo: Screenshot Repeating the same message again and again Pavlovic refuses to agree that Swizzpro is a scam. In conclusion, news asks if he has a comment on an article about the company. That led to a quick finish. Play sound news: I am a journalist from Norway, and I am writing an article about your company. Do you have any comments on the article? Anton Pavlovic: The article? This is your opinion. I can’t change your mind. Okay? Have a nice day, Sondre. Security analyst at Telenor, Thorbjørn Busch, says that they have followed the same procedure as news in order to gain more knowledge about how the fraudsters act. When asked how we can prevent more Norwegians from being deceived, he answers quickly. – I feel like I’m repeating it to the point of boredom, but the common denominator for online and mobile fraud is social manipulation. He adds: – If it seems too good to be true, it is mostly too good to be true. Hi! Do you have any opinions on the matter? Or do you know of something else I should write about? This is some of what I have written about previously: DID YOU TAKE THESE ITEMS WITH YOU:
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Fraudsters abuse online newspapers, Norwegian celebrities and random Norwegians to trick money – news Nordland
