Sweden · Scam prevention
Checking a crypto firm on Sweden’s FI warning list
Use Finansinspektionen’s warning list and company register to assess crypto firm claims in Sweden. Match legal names and services, and understand what absence means.
Published 4 October 2026 · Updated 4 October 2026 · AI-assisted educational content from Crypto Claim Advisors
The short answer
Search FI’s warning list and company register independently. Match the legal entity and service, not just a brand name. No warning does not mean a firm is safe.
A warning search is one check, not the whole check
FI publishes warnings about firms that lack authorisation while offering financial services or products. Search the name and exact website promoted to you, including variants and any legal entity stated in the terms. Save any relevant warning for your records.
New domains, brand changes, and impersonators may not yet appear. Do not interpret no results as regulator approval. FI also links to IOSCO’s international warning database, which can provide additional context for an overseas operation.
Read the company register carefully
FI’s company register includes authorised firms and certain registered institutions with different supervision status. Its guidance explains that the formal legal name may differ from the brand. It also says register updates can be delayed by up to two days.
Match the service offered to the status and scope shown. A record for one company does not validate a similarly named website or every service it promotes. If status is unclear, seek clarification through genuine FI contact rather than accepting the salesperson’s summary.
Verify the contact and payment destination
An impersonator can copy real company details. Compare independently found contact information and ask the genuine firm whether the website and offer belong to it. Do not use only the certificate or phone number supplied in a private message.
Before paying, question guaranteed returns, pressure, secrecy, and transfers to unrelated wallets. If you already sent money, preserve the registration claims, bank records, and communications. Report the suspected deception instead of paying another verification charge.
Where to act in Sweden
Finansinspektionen (FI) advises contacting your bank immediately to try to stop a payment, and reporting investment fraud to police on 114 14 or at a police station. From abroad or a foreign mobile in Sweden, the police list +46 77 114 14 00. FI can receive information to help warn other consumers. A warning or police report is not a promise that your money will be recovered.
Checklist
- Search FI warnings by name and domain.
- Check the formal legal entity in the register.
- Read authorisation scope and registration status.
- Verify website and contacts independently.
- Treat missing warnings as inconclusive.
Official sources
Linked for reference. They are not endorsements and we do not control their content.
- Finansinspektionen — Warning list
Supports: Warnings about unauthorised firms and links to authorisation checks.
- Finansinspektionen — Company register
Supports: Legal versus brand names, authorisation versus registration, and register-update delays.
- Finansinspektionen — Have you been a victim of fraud?
Supports: Immediate bank contact, reporting to police on 114 14, and notifying FI.
- Swedish Police — Report a crime
Supports: English-language reporting guidance, phone contact from abroad, and saving internet-fraud documentation.
Common questions
Does an FI register entry mean the investment is risk-free?+
No. The register describes status; it does not guarantee returns or protect against every loss.
Why can a brand name be missing?+
FI notes that its register uses formal legal names, which may differ from brands. Check the exact entity and ask for clarification.
Who wrote this. Published by Crypto Claim Advisors as AI-assisted educational content compiled from the official sources above. No named qualified human reviewer is claimed. Illustrations are AI-generated.
Education, not advice. This is not legal, financial or tax advice and recovery is never guaranteed. Crypto Claim Advisors has a commercial interest in claim reviews. Read the editorial policy.
