Caution when ordering an extract from the criminal record
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is receiving an increasing number of reports of deception when ordering extracts from criminal records on the Internet.
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In a press release, SECO warns against deception when ordering criminal records extracts on the Internet. On the suspicious websites, only an "online guide" is offered instead of the desired criminal record extract.
The persons concerned complained that after a web search they had inadvertently landed on a website on which they had merely purchased an "online guide" instead of the Swiss criminal record extract. The guide explains how criminal records can be ordered. The cost of 20 francs was charged directly to their credit card.
SECO points out that the Swiss criminal record extract can be ordered on the website of the Federal Office of Justice or at the post office counter.
The correct link for this is: www.strafregister.admin.ch.
Source: SECO
