From July 30, 2019 to June 20 last year, the men, according to the indictment against them, called people 20 times and pretended to be from the police.
Many were fooled because the men called from a number ending in 1448, just as police phone numbers do.
Three of the men were arrested on Thursday when police raided several addresses in the metropolitan area.
– It is unfortunately a way of cheating people, which we have seen before and which we would like to warn against, says Police Commissioner Jesper Cederholm from the Copenhagen Police Department for Economic Crime after Thursday’s action.
– It can be difficult to see through when a call is made from a number reminiscent of the police, but even if these people sound credible on the phone, the police will never ask for personal information about bank accounts and NemID.
In connection with Thursday’s arrests, police said they were still looking for two other suspects in the case. Since then, one of the two has been arrested and produced in constitutional interrogation with the other three.
All four men were remanded in custody for 11 days, as according to the judge there is reason to believe that they will put obstacles in the way of the investigation if they are at large.