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Swedish man jailed over alleged 1.2 million kroner contact fraud

From Berlingske · () Danish

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  • A 24-year-old Swedish man has been held in pretrial detention for 27 days over alleged fraud totaling 1.2 million Danish kroner.
  • Police say he targeted 11 people by claiming to represent their bank and warning them about fraudulent activity.
  • A Copenhagen judge cited risks of flight, interference with the investigation and further similar offenses.

A 24-year-old Swedish man has been remanded in custody for 27 days after allegedly defrauding Danish citizens of 1.2 million kroner.

He was arrested on Wednesday. Copenhagen Police said he had allegedly deceived 11 people in Denmark and was also charged with attempted fraud.

According to the charges, the alleged scams were carried out from an apartment in Copenhagen Municipality and another undisclosed location in Copenhagen. The man allegedly pretended to work for the victims’ bank, telling them they had been targeted by fraud or something similar. He then persuaded them to transfer money to a third party.

The preliminary custody hearing took place behind closed doors, preventing the public from hearing details about the evidence or any statement from the accused. The open portion of the hearing did not reveal whether he denies the charges or has admitted to them, either fully or in part.

The judge found reasonable grounds for suspicion and said the man could evade prosecution, influence the investigation or commit similar crimes if released.

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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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