Check unknown Swedish numbers with recent reports (Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala) and share your experience.
Unsure about a Swedish number? Explore concise community reports to judge calls and texts. Around Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö and Uppsala, you’ll encounter both legitimate callbacks (deliveries, banking, appointments) and waves of robocalls or phishing. Prefixes like 08 (Stockholm), 031 (Gothenburg), 040 (Malmö) and 018 (Uppsala) — as well as 07x mobile ranges — do not reliably prove location or identity due to portability and VoIP. Treat them as helpful context, not proof.
Verification basics: return calls via the official number listed on the provider’s website/app, check in‑app notices, and never share one‑time codes. Use device and carrier tools to block repeat issues and leave a short, factual note here so others benefit from your experience.
Claimed to be calling from the bank regarding a compromised account, spoken in english with a russian-like dialect
This number is asociated with bedrägerie
Bedrägeriförsök, var vaksam och svara inte.
Do not respond to this scam attempt
A scammer claiming to be a broker from cryptland.net, named john mcneill, with phone number 46760723831, stole 195 euros from me
Attempted to sell a Husqvarna 110 33a on marketplaces without owning it
The caller claimed to be from Postkodmiljonären and asked for bank details, which is suspicious
Claims to be from PostNord, but I haven't ordered anything from them; I also received the message in a group chat instead of a regular SMS
Postnord scam, do not click on the internet adress provided
Attempted to initiate a sexual conversation
They claim to be repsentatives of the company NVidia, but its a scam
This number is associated with the digitalization department
Received a smishing attempt
This is a scam, they claim to be from Klarna and offer fake options
This number appears to be associated with an investment company.
This is a number from Sunnemo åkeri
They're trying to get me to send money via Swish to a different number
Claims to be from Binance, beware of scam!
A young prank caller, around 10-13 years old, claims your pizza is ready
Claims of an alleged order from Bauhaus have been made from this number
Use the official number from the company website/app and check in‑app messages. Avoid calling back the unknown number.
No. Portability/VoIP make 08/031/040/018 and 07x ranges unreliable for location.
Delivery updates, bank callbacks, 2FA codes; robocalls, parcel/account phishing, and scripted sales.
Caller type, purpose, date/time, and cues that guided your decision.