Report suspected economic crime

The Swedish Economic Crime Authority investigates economic crime, for example tax crime, accounting crime, bankruptcy-related crime, financial market crime and EU fraud.

Suspected economic crime can be reported by telephone or mail to the operational police units in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. If you wish to provide information or file a report by telephone, call your nearest main office and ask to speak to the operational police unit.

If you suspect that you have been a victim of fraud or attempted fraud, for example advertising fraud or credit card fraud, you should first report it to the police where you live.

You are welcome to use our “Suspected economic crime report” form (only available in Swedish). This form also lists the various types of crime investigated by the authority. A signed report is always regarded as a report. An anonymous report is treated as a tip-off.

Suspected economic crime report form (Swedish)

What happens when a report is submitted?

Reports are referred to a police officer or a prosecutor. They will then decide whether a preliminary investigation is to take place.

A preliminary investigation may consist of questioning and examination of accounts or other relevant documents. Occasionally we need to adopt coercive measures such as raids on premises or deprivation of liberty.

The duration of the investigation depends on the degree of difficulty of the case. Preliminary investigations are, in principle, subject to secrecy.

When the preliminary investigation is finished, the prosecutor decides if it is possible to prosecute and submits an application for a summons to the district court. The preliminary investigation becomes public when the application for a summons has been received by the district court.

The district court sets a date for the case and summons the parties to main proceedings. After the main proceedings have concluded, the district court hands down a judgment.  District court judgments can generally be appealed before the Court of Appeal.