The case Summary Senior Advisor in the Tax Administration, Roar Lyby, was tried to be scammed. It is high season for fake text messages from scammers who claim to be the Tax Administration in connection with the roll -out of tax returns. The number of fraud messages continues to increase, according to Økokrim, with an increase from 26,000 to nearly 30,000 from 2023 to 2024. Scammers can pretend to be from the bank, police or other public bodies, and these bodies will never send a SMS or e-mail link and request sensitive information such as BankID. – I think this is comical, says Roar Lyby, senior adviser to the Tax Administration. On Monday he had a meeting at work on data security and fraud. On Tuesday he was tried to trick with a text message. – Here the scammers have not done good enough research, he says. – I understand it looks real to some, says Lyby. Photo: Private – is increasing on Thursday, the first 500,000 tax reports are rolled out in Norway. It also means that there is a high season for fake text messages from scammers who claim to be the tax authorities. – The trend is increasing, and we are getting more and more tips on fraud to us, says Lyby. He understood that something was wrong right away when he got the text message. – We do not have anything called tax reimbursements. We never ask people to click on links. I took a risk myself and opened the link, and there they also asked for card information, says Lyby. After pressing the link, he came to a fake website asking for card information. – Here people need to be more awake and avoid walking in the traps that the scammers lay. Lyby states that over 7,000 employees in the Tax Administration will read through the tax return before the rest of the population, and that he had no doubt that this was false. – But I understand those who go on the glue stick. It is the same colors, the same type of text, and very much the same. Therefore, one must be extra careful. Lyby has shared screens with news showing the fake website. – Serving more on the fraud number of fraud messages continues to increase sharply, Økokrim said in a press release last week. From 2023 to 2024, 26,000 to nearly 30,000 increased. Attorney General in Økokrim, Jon André Hvoslef-owned, says that scammers are constantly developing new methods for fooling people. – Scammers can pretend to be from the bank, the police or other public bodies, such as the Tax Administration. “Criminals who are scams of fraud against Norwegians should not be safe,” says Attorney General Jon André Hvoslef-Eide. Photo: Økokrim He points out that these bodies will never send a link by SMS or e-mail and ask for sensitive information such as BankID. – Sweden is seen that criminal networks earn more fraud than drugs. Criminals can earn huge sums on scams and many may think that the risk of discovery for scammers is low, he says. – After the establishment of Økokrim’s fraud on Gjøvik, however, the risk of discovery for scammers has increased. – How do you avoid being scammed? – Be skeptical of unforeseen inquiries. Do not press links you do not know where will come from. If an offer is too good to be true, it can be scams. – It is scary Lyby says that he has several family members and friends who have been exposed to fraud. – It’s scary. They have become better and better. The scam I was exposed to was even in New Norwegian, says Lyby. He thinks it was a bit “fun” at this time. – We have just sent out a press release where we warn against this, and I will be exposed to the same right afterwards. It shows that the scammers go broadly, Lyby hums. Attorney General in Økokrim, Jon André Hvoslef-owned, is clear on what to do if you are first exposed to fraud:-Contact immediately with your bank and report the case to the police. Published 13.03.2025, at. 17.29
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