Calls in which fraudsters pose as officials calling from a Swiss number have been among the most frequently reported incidents to the NCSC in recent years. From January to June 2026, more than 400 reports were received regularly every month. With the extension of the caller ID requirement to mobile phone numbers on 1 July, the number of notifications in July fell to under 100 – a drop of more than 75 per cent compared with previous months. The initial roll-out phase for landline numbers in January had already shown the first signs of a downward trend. Despite the decline in fraudulent calls made in the name of public authorities, the number of reports remain high, with 27,128 voluntary reports and 200 reportable cyberincidents. Fraud remains a dominant and lucrative mass market business.
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Insurance fraud involves making false or exaggerated claims to an insurance provider.
- Hard Fraud: Someone deliberately causes a loss (e.g., setting fire to a warehouse or staging a car accident) specifically to collect a payout.
- Soft Fraud: More common and often viewed as “victimless” by the perpetrator. It involves exaggerating a legitimate claim, such as overstating the value of stolen items in a home burglary to cover the deductible.