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?

Currently, a number of different scam variants are being sent out, including vehicle inspections, vehicle bans, vehicle fees, speeding tickets, traffic violations, and also requests to verify personal and/or vehicle information. In addition, tharer are several fraud variants with AutoPASS as the sender.

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

Always go to vegvesen.no or autopass.no

Your best protection against fraud is to go directly to vegvesen.no or autopass.no. 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 of the fraudulent emails that have been sent out in 2025. The scammers change the sender address frequently, but currently, many of the fraudulent AutoPASS emails are sent via surveymonkeyuser.com.

A fake email with the text: Varsel om ubetalt trafikkgebyr. Hei, dette er en formell henvendelse fra Statens vegvesen angående en ubetalt sak registrert på ditt navn eller ditt kjøretøy. — A fake email claiming that you must pay a speeding fine of NOK 1,250. By clicking “Log in and pay now”, you are taken to a fake website posing as the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen). Illustration: Statens vegvesen

A fake email: Ny forskrift krever oppdatering av din avtale. Tidsfrist 22. mai 2026. Tiltak kreves for å opprettholde aktiv tjeneste — A fake email telling you that your AutoPASS agreement needs to be updated via a link that directs you to a fraudulent website. Illustration: Statens vegvesen

A fake email: Kjære kunde. Vi vil informere deg om en viktig oppdatering som trer i kraft i 2025. Denne endringen er nødvendig for å opprettholde gyldigheten av dine førerkort- og kjøretillatelseregistreringer. — A fake email telling you to log in to our website and complete updates by clicking the link in the email. Illustration: Statens vegvesen

A fake email: Viktig melding vedrørende din avtale. Obligatorisk validering av profil. 23. april 2026 — A fraudulent email with the subject line “Important message regarding your agreement”, instructing you to click a link to verify your payment method. The link leads to a fake AutoPASS website. Illustration: Statens vegvesen

A fake email with the subject line "Dette er en påminnelse om at førerkortet ditt må fornyes". The email contains fake links. — A fake email with the subject line "Påminnelse: forny førerkortet ditt. The email contains fake links. Illustration: Statens vegvesen

Examples of fraudulent SMS messages

These are examples of some of the fake SMS messages that have been sent out:

A fake SMS: En falsk sms med teksten: I samsvar med trafikkloven informerer denne meldingen deg formelt om at ditt registrerte motorkjøretøy har fått utstedt en bot for en trafikkforseelse. — A fake SMS claiming that you have received a traffic fine is being sent from foreign numbers starting with +63 (the Philippines) or +212 (Morocco or Western Sahara). The message contains a link to a fake website where the scammers ask you to provide your personal identification number and card details. Illustration: Statens vegvesen

A fake SMS: Kjøretøyet ditt har en bot. For å unngå at kjøretøyet blir tauet bort, vennligst besøk vegvesen.lat/en — A fake SMS sent from an overseas number. The message claims that you have received a fine and contains a link to a fake Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen) website, where the scammers ask you to enter your vehicle registration number and then your card details. Illustration: Statens vegvesen

New SMS scam: Autono Varsel: Din kjøretøyavtale trenger en bekreftelse for det nye året — A new SMS scam is being sent from the sender “AUTONO,” asking you to update your vehicle agreement. It contains a link to a fake website where the scammers attempt to collect your national ID number and card details. Illustration: Statens vegvesen

How to detect fraud

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

An email that appears to be sent from an address ending in vegvesen.no, may be fake, and a fake SMS

may be bundled with other messages from a known sender. If you receive email from the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen) or Autopass, and it was sent from an email address ending in anything other than @vegvesen.no, it is always a scam.

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.