TV4 Profile Siroun Forsberg Targeted in Facebook Fraud Scheme
STOCKHOLM – TV4 personality Siroun Forsberg was recently the โฃvictim of a sophisticated fraud schemeโ involving fake facebook Marketplaceโข ads โฃand โฃmisused Swish payments, impacting dozens of individuals whoโ believed they were assisting her.
The fraudster exploited Forsberg’s identity by posting advertisements โon Facebook Marketplace offering furnitureโ at drastically reduced prices, even including herโ home address. simultaneously, the perpetrator contacted approximately 43 ofโ Forsberg’s friends requesting โขSwish payments ranging from SEK 2,500 to SEK 4,500, falsely claiming the fundsโ were needed for assistance.
“Then there were people outside with a trailer who would โคpick upโ sofa and appliances, which of course were veryโ awkward,” Forsberg explained, detailing the fallout from the fraudulent ads.Some individuals whoโฃ wereโค deceived responded โwith abusive language, demanding refunds.”It was crap,” she added.
Forsberg is โunsure of the total numberโข of people defrauded through the Facebook ads but expressed deepโฃ concern โfor โขthose โaffected. “My heart breaks for anyone who hasโค gotten rid of money,” she said. She has as filed a police report.
This incident is part of a widerโ trend of “Swish beds,” as police have previously warned about similar scams where fraudsters impersonate individuals online to โขsolicit money from their contacts. Authorities urge vigilance when receivingโฃ requests for funds via social โmedia, even from known contacts.