Arnaques Suisse, recent alertshttps://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alerts.html Scams reported by the authorities, in Switzerland and abroad.enA fake travel refund used to charge your cardhttps://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-faux-remboursement-voyage-carte-2026.html https://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-faux-remboursement-voyage-carte-2026.htmlWed, 23 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0200 Fake emails in the name of a well-known travel agency announce a refund for a hotel booking. The confirmations requested to receive the money actually authorise a payment.Valais, around thirty phone scams in a single weekhttps://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-valais-escroqueries-telephone-semaine-2026.html https://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-valais-escroqueries-telephone-semaine-2026.htmlTue, 22 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0200 Valais cantonal police recorded about 30 cases and attempts in one week, with losses of close to 150,000 francs. The fraudsters pose as police officers or bank staff.Young people recruited online to receive goods bought with stolen cardshttps://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-fribourg-jeunes-recrutes-commandes-frauduleuses-2026.html https://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-fribourg-jeunes-recrutes-commandes-frauduleuses-2026.htmlTue, 22 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0200 Fribourg cantonal police identified 77 suspects, nearly half of them minors, in a series of online orders paid for with stolen cards, with losses of more than 100,000 francs.A network of fake investment platforms dismantled in Kyivhttps://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-reseau-fausses-plateformes-kiev-2026.html https://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-reseau-fausses-plateformes-kiev-2026.htmlWed, 02 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0200 Ukrainian police and the SBU have dismantled a network that ran fake cryptocurrency platforms and claimed victims in more than twenty countries.Fake calls in the name of the authorities down by more than 75%https://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-ofcs-faux-appels-autorites-recul-2026.html https://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-ofcs-faux-appels-autorites-recul-2026.htmlMon, 24 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200 Since calls from abroad showing a fake Swiss number must be marked, the NCSC has received far fewer reports of fake calls from the authorities.A fake crypto wallet update sent by posthttps://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-courrier-qr-portefeuille-crypto-ofcs.html https://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-courrier-qr-portefeuille-crypto-ofcs.htmlFri, 31 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 The NCSC reports letters bearing a QR code that demand an urgent update of a crypto wallet and lead to a site where the recovery phrase is stolen.Fake bank advisers, nine arrests near Lausannehttps://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-faux-conseillers-bancaires-vaud-interpellations-2026.html https://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-faux-conseillers-bancaires-vaud-interpellations-2026.htmlTue, 19 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200 Vaud police arrested nine young adults in an investigation into fake bank adviser scams.Fake fund recovery, call centres shut down in Tiranahttps://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-centres-appels-tirana-fausse-recuperation-2026.html https://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-centres-appels-tirana-fausse-recuperation-2026.htmlWed, 29 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200 An action coordinated by Eurojust targeted call centres that later offered their victims to recover their funds.FINMA made more than 300 entries on its warning list in 2025https://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-finma-liste-alerte-record-2025.html https://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-finma-liste-alerte-record-2025.htmlTue, 21 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200 A record for the list that flags financial providers that may be operating without authorisation.936 fake police officer cases in the canton of Vaud in 2025https://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-faux-policiers-vaud-bilan-2025.html https://www.arnaques-suisse.ch/en/alert-faux-policiers-vaud-bilan-2025.htmlMon, 23 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0200 The 2025 crime report for the canton of Vaud records a 153.7% rise in fake police officer scams, with losses of CHF 1,428,850.