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Apartment rental fraud

You are offered an apartment to rent on an advertisement market, such as in a Facebook group, on Facebook Marketplace or on Blocket.se

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Written by Safello
Updated over a week ago

First reported:

2018-12-18

Fraud description:

This fraud involves an advertisement where someone is offering you an apartment to rent.
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The fraudster will ask you questions to find out which bank you use, and to approve something such as a credit control with mobile BankID.
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This approval provides access to your bank account, because the fraudster has already pre-filled your personal number on the online banking page.

How to prevent this kind of fraud from happening:

  1. Never approve a transaction with your Mobile Bank ID by request from a person who posted the apartment ad.

  2. You have the possibility of downloading your own credit control if you use the service of the Swedish company UC-koncernen, and from most others.
    (For more information click here.)
    ​Safello will never ask you to provide a credit control!

  3. Always contact the company to verify the personal data of an individual who claims to be the owner / employee of a company, before approving any transaction.

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