The victim of ID theft - this is what you do
Utsatt för ID-stöld - Engelska
If someone has taken out a loan, purchased products or signed a contract in your name without your knowledge, you are the victim of ID theft and fraud. You then need to take action immediately.
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1. Report the ID theft to the police
Call 114 14 or go to your nearest police station to report the ID theft.
2. Check transactions with your bank
Check your accounts, loans and bank card. It is important to make sure that no one has taken out credit in your name or that there have been transfers from the account that you have not approved, so called unauthorised transactions. If there have been transfers from your bank account that you do not recognize, you must contact your bank immediately. They will then investigate if and how the unauthorized transaction took place.
3. Block your personal identity number with the credit card companies
If you block your personal identity number whit the credit reference agencys and someone tries to borrow money in your name, the company or bank that the scammer wants to take out a loan with will not be able to do a credit check. This makes it more difficult for fraudsters to borrow money in your name. The major credit reference agencys collaborate, so most often it is enough that you block your credit card information with one of them and they will help to block it at the other companies. List of credit reference agencys at the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection's (MY) website (in Swedish)
4. Contest incorrect claims
If you have received an invoice or a demand for payment for something that you did not order you need to contest it, in other words protest against it. You do this by contacting the company that sent the invoice and explain the situation. Read more about how to contest an invoice
5. Contact the Swedish Tax Agency
If you are the victim of an ID theft, you are advised to contact the Swedish Tax Agency to make sure that no one has changed your registered national address.
Source: Konsumentverket
Proofread: 28 March 2024