Fake doctor tries to trick older – Västerbotten Folkblad

The older woman in Kronoberg County received a call from a man who reported themselves to be chief, but when she said she was only talking to their physician ended the call . Now warns Region Kronoberg that similar events have occurred elsewhere in the country during the year, including in Dalarna and in the Stockholm area.

The person who claims to be a doctor claims that he has read the patient’s record and has tried to get the elderly to hand over or transfer money to a bank account, writes region in a press release.

in the case occurred in Kronoberg has been found that no unauthorized person is aware of the patient’s medical record and the region state that patients never contacted to make payments in this way.