Sweden · Reporting
How to report crypto investment fraud in Sweden
An English-language guide to reporting crypto fraud in Sweden: bank contact, police on 114 14, FI notifications, and evidence to preserve without delaying action.
Published 4 October 2026 · Updated 4 October 2026 · AI-assisted educational content from Crypto Claim Advisors
The short answer
Contact your bank immediately, report to Swedish police on 114 14 or at a station, and notify Finansinspektionen about the investment approach. Keep the payment and reporting records.
Start with the bank or exchange
Finansinspektionen (FI) advises contacting your bank immediately to try to stop a payment. If you used a genuine crypto exchange, contact it separately through verified support. Give the date, amount, recipient, and transaction details. Explain whether the bank payment went directly to the suspected scammer or first funded a crypto purchase.
Use a genuine app or independently located contact details, not a number from the investment salesperson. An organisation can review a payment without being able to recover it. Ask what action is possible now rather than waiting to complete a perfect report.
Report suspected crime to police
Swedish police list 114 14 or a police station for non-emergency reporting. Their English page lists +46 77 114 14 00 for calls from abroad or a foreign mobile in Sweden. Explain that the incident concerns suspected investment fraud and ask how supporting material should be provided.
FI advises reporting even if you have only been exposed to an attempt and have not yet lost money. Informing FI can help it warn other consumers, but that is separate from making the police report. Do not treat a warning submission as a refund request.
Preserve the evidence you already have
Police advise saving as much documentation as possible for internet-related fraud. Keep bank and exchange receipts, messages, exact domains, and requests for release fees. Build a short timeline that distinguishes actual SEK payments from supposed investment profits.
You do not need to continue talking to the contact to secure a confession. Stop new transfers, save existing records safely, and report the facts. If BankID or identity information was exposed, treat account protection as a parallel task.
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
- Contact bank and genuine exchange.
- Use 114 14 or a police station for non-emergency reporting.
- Notify FI about the investment approach.
- Keep payment records and original messages.
- Address BankID and identity risks separately.
Official sources
Linked for reference. They are not endorsements and we do not control their content.
- 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
What number should I use from abroad?+
The Swedish police English guidance lists +46 77 114 14 00 for calls from abroad or a foreign mobile in Sweden.
Can FI guarantee a refund?+
No. FI’s victim guidance describes bank contact, police reporting, and warning others, not a guaranteed individual recovery service.
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.
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