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I'm talking about things that have happened to people I know personally and things I've read in the news: https://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/krim/man-missha

I'm talking about things that have happened to people I know personally and things I've read in the news: https://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/krim/man-misshandlad-och-ranad-i-sitt-hem/ https://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/krim/man-misshandlad-o... There are of course other ways to transfer assets than the ones you describe. And yes, one guy was held hostage for weeks: https://www.thelocal.se/20050715/1746-5/ https://www.thelocal.se/20050715/1746-5/

eesmith 5y ago
Google Translate says of the first "Count Carl Piper, 73, was robbed in his home at Högestad Castle by robbers." and "Carl Piper is one of Skåne's most profiled nobles." The second "Bengtsson, 32, was abducted on January 17th in Gothenburg on his way to work at Siba, a family-owned nationwide home electronics retail chain of which he is managing director and which he will one day inherit." Is your suggestion that if this information weren't public then no one would know that those men were rich and so they wouldn't have been robbed or abducted? Because 1) poor people get robbed too, and 2) I usually think someone who lives in a castle, is often profiled in the news for one's wealth-related activities; or someone who is the managing director of a large chain store; probably has money - without having to check their tax records. Were the attackers of Count Carl Piper ever found? You mentioned "foreign criminals" earlier, but why couldn't they be domestic? Earlier you wrote "Senior citizens are also targeted by criminals in Sweden". I'm from the US. Senior citizens are also targeted by criminals in US. Eg, see https://www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety/common-scams-and-crimes/elder-fraud https://www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety/common-scams-and-crimes... . There's no need to know the person's age and address - go to a neighborhood with decent-looking houses and knock on doors pretending to offer services like re-roofing or driveway sealing. If the person who answers is old, and alone, try exactly the same technique you mentioned. Or, take a down-payment for the roofing work then don't do it, like in https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2021/10/07/cgb-suspect-accused-of-taking-5000-from-elderly-homeowner-for-a-roofing-job-that-never-started/#.YYUcz-Ao-4I https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2021/10/07/cgb-sus... .

eesmith 5y ago

Google Translate says of the first "Count Carl Piper, 73, was robbed in his home at Högestad Castle by robbers." and "Carl Piper is one of Skåne's most profiled nobles." The second "Bengtsson, 32, was abducted on January 17th in Gothenburg on his way to work at Siba, a family-owned nationwide home electronics retail chain of which he is managing director and which he will one day inherit." Is your suggestion that if this information weren't public then no one would know that those men were rich and so they wouldn't have been robbed or abducted? Because 1) poor people get robbed too, and 2) I usually think someone who lives in a castle, is often profiled in the news for one's wealth-related activities; or someone who is the managing director of a large chain store; probably has money - without having to check their tax records. Were the attackers of Count Carl Piper ever found? You mentioned "foreign criminals" earlier, but why couldn't they be domestic? Earlier you wrote "Senior citizens are also targeted by criminals in Sweden". I'm from the US. Senior citizens are also targeted by criminals in US. Eg, see https://www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety/common-scams-and-crimes/elder-fraud https://www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety/common-scams-and-crimes... . There's no need to know the person's age and address - go to a neighborhood with decent-looking houses and knock on doors pretending to offer services like re-roofing or driveway sealing. If the person who answers is old, and alone, try exactly the same technique you mentioned. Or, take a down-payment for the roofing work then don't do it, like in https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2021/10/07/cgb-suspect-accused-of-taking-5000-from-elderly-homeowner-for-a-roofing-job-that-never-started/#.YYUcz-Ao-4I https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2021/10/07/cgb-sus... .