24-year-old man arrested over widespread fraud cases

A 24-year-old Swedish national has been arrested and charged in connection with a series of fraud cases targeting people across Denmark.

The man was arrested at an address in Copenhagen on Wednesday morning following what Copenhagen Police described as an intensive investigation.

According to police, the suspect allegedly contacted victims by phone and through fake text messages while posing as a representative of their bank.

The victims were then manipulated into transferring money and approving payments through MitID, Denmark’s national digital identification system.

“Following an intensive investigation, we were able today to arrest the 24-year-old man, whom we suspect of being behind a large number of fraud cases in which, in some instances, he defrauded people of large sums of money,” said Copenhagen Police Commissioner Tarik Uhrenholt.

“I am very pleased with today’s arrest, and there should be no doubt that cases of this type of fraud and the people behind them are a high priority for Copenhagen Police.”

The 24-year-old is due to appear at a preliminary court hearing on Thursday. Prosecutors will request that the hearing be held behind closed doors due to the ongoing investigation.