SMS or email scams

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Have you received an SMS or email from the Norwegian Public Roads Administration that you were not expecting?

Take your time, and check the message carefully before you do anything.

At the moment, many people are receiving fraudulent emails about updating their driving licence.

Always log in via vegvesen.no or autopass.no

Your best protection against fraud is to go to vegvesen.no or autopass.no and log in there. Then you know that the website you come to is the legitimate one.

How to protect yourself

Delete messages and emails you suspect are scams, without opening them.
Always go to vegvesen.no or autopass.no by typing these in the address bar at the top of your browser.
Have you been scammed? Report it to the police as soon as possible. Please also let us know at so that we can do our part to stop the fraudster.
Have you shared your credit card number, BankID or account number with someone and suspect that it was a scam? Contact your bank immediately. You can also block your card in your online or mobile banking account.

Examples of fraudulent emails

These are some emails that have been sent out this year:

This is a example of a fraudulent email with the text: "Important: Action required before 2025" — Examples of fraudulent emails. Illustration: Statens vegvesen

Examples of fraudulent SMS messages

Dette er noen falske SMS-er som er sendt ut i år:

An SMS from September 2024 Illustration: Statens vegvesen.no

How to detect fraud

If you receive a message you are not expecting, you should always be cautious:

If the sender of the email is the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen) or Autopass, the email address should end in @vegvesen.no. Check the sender address in the address bar at the top of the email.
Please note that a fake SMS may be bundled with other messages from a known sender.

Do not open attachments or click on links in an SMS and e-mail. A link may lead to a fake website to lure you into revealing your passwords or other information.

Check the language. Scam attempts are often characterized by poor language and a threatening tone. Be particularly skeptical if the sender encourages you to act quickly or emphasises that it is important that you do something.