On Sep. 17, SWE PTS issued new rules to prevent telephone fraud.
SWE PTS issued regulations in order to reduce problems regarding telephone fraud.
Aim to prevent scam calls from abroad that appear to come from a Swedish sender.
Overview
Operators must stop calls from abroad that appear to come from Swedish landline.
Also stop calls from abroad that appear to come from Swedish mobile numbers after they have checked that the mobile number is not used abroad.
And in some cases they must block the caller identification instead of stopping the call.
SWE PTS currently lacks effective tools to regulate text messages, but is investigating.
Effectiveness
Regulations enter into force Mar. 3, 2025, regarding S 6 (prohibition on the use of Swedish telephone number used outside Sweden), and otherwise on Nov. 4, 2024.
