\u00deessi lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir mun hj\u00e1lpa \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 bera kennsl \u00e1 formlega ums\u00f3knarferli\u00f0, \u00feekkja vi\u00f0v\u00f6runarmerki sviksamlegra ETA-vefs\u00ed\u00f0na og vita n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1tt a\u00f0 gera ef \u00fe\u00fa hefur \u00feegar or\u00f0i\u00f0 f\u00f3rnarlamb svindls.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 eru a\u00f0eins tv\u00e6r l\u00f6gm\u00e6tar lei\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um rafr\u00e6na fer\u00f0aleyfi til a\u00f0 komast til Bretlands:<\/p>\n Engin \u00feri\u00f0ja a\u00f0ila vefs\u00ed\u00f0a n\u00e9 umbo\u00f0sskrifstofa er heimilt a\u00f0 senda inn ETA-ums\u00f3knir fyrir h\u00f6nd \u00fe\u00edna. Breska innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0 vinnur \u00far \u00f6llum ums\u00f3knum beint. \u00d6ll vefsv\u00e6\u00f0i sem halda \u00fev\u00ed fram a\u00f0 vera \u201copinberur samstarfsa\u00f0ili\u201d e\u00f0a \u201cvi\u00f0urkenndur umbo\u00f0sma\u00f0ur\u201d blekkja \u00feig.<\/p>\n Opinber gjaldi\u00f0 er 16 pund \u00e1 mann<\/strong>. Ef vefs\u00ed\u00f0a rukkar h\u00e6rri upph\u00e6\u00f0 en \u00feetta, \u00fe\u00e1 er h\u00fan anna\u00f0hvort a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta vi\u00f0 \u00f3\u00fearfa \u201c\u00fej\u00f3nustugjaldi\u201d e\u00f0a starfar sem svindl. Fyrir n\u00e1kv\u00e6ma lei\u00f0beiningu um raunverulegan ums\u00f3knarferil, sj\u00e1 okkar Skref-fyrir-skref lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um ums\u00f3kn um breska ETA<\/a>.<\/p>\n Svikarlegar ETA-vefs\u00ed\u00f0ur beita \u00fdmsum a\u00f0fer\u00f0um til a\u00f0 vir\u00f0ast l\u00f6gm\u00e6tar og \u00fer\u00fdsta \u00e1 fer\u00f0alanga til a\u00f0 grei\u00f0a ofh\u00e6kka\u00f0ar gj\u00f6ld. A\u00f0 skilja a\u00f0fer\u00f0ir \u00feeirra er fyrsta skrefi\u00f0 til a\u00f0 vernda \u00feig.<\/p>\n Ein algengasta og \u00e1rangursr\u00edkasta a\u00f0fer\u00f0in er a\u00f0 grei\u00f0a fyrir Google Ads sem birtast efst \u00ed leitarni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0um \u2013 ofar en l\u00f6gm\u00e6ta GOV.UK-skr\u00e1ningunni. \u00deegar \u00fe\u00fa leitar a\u00f0 \u201cUK ETA application\u201d e\u00f0a svipu\u00f0um hugt\u00f6kum l\u00edta \u00feessar greiddar augl\u00fdsingar n\u00e6stum \u00fev\u00ed eins og opinberir stj\u00f3rnvalabundnir hlekkir. \u00de\u00e6r nota oft l\u00e9n sem eru h\u00f6nnu\u00f0 til a\u00f0 l\u00edta \u00fat fyrir a\u00f0 vera opinber, svo sem \u201cuk-eta-application.com\u201d e\u00f0a \u201capply-eta-uk.org\u201d.<\/p>\n \u00c1bending:<\/strong> Leita\u00f0u alltaf a\u00f0 litlum \u201cStyrkt\u201d e\u00f0a \u201cAugl\u00fdsing\u201d merkimi\u00f0a vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 leitarni\u00f0ursta\u00f0na. Raunverulegt opinbert vefsv\u00e6\u00f0i r\u00edkisins mun birtast sem stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld.uk<\/strong> \u00ed vefsl\u00f3\u00f0inni.<\/p>\n N\u00fat\u00edma svindls\u00ed\u00f0ur eru f\u00e1ga\u00f0ar og faglegar. \u00de\u00e6r s\u00fdna myndir af Union Jack, l\u00f3g\u00f3 sem l\u00edta \u00fat fyrir a\u00f0 vera opinber og sannf\u00e6randi texta um innflytjendam\u00e1l \u00ed Bretlandi. Sumar setja jafnvel inn raunverulegar uppl\u00fdsingar fr\u00e1 stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ldum til a\u00f0 byggja upp traust \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00e6r v\u00edsa \u00fe\u00e9r \u00e1 grei\u00f0slus\u00ed\u00f0u s\u00edna.<\/p>\n Sum vefsv\u00e6\u00f0i senda t\u00e6knilega s\u00e9\u00f0 ums\u00f3knina \u00fe\u00edna \u00e1fram en rukka g\u00edfurlega ofh\u00e6kkun gj\u00f6ld fyrir \u00fea\u00f0. \u00deau g\u00e6tu rukka\u00f0 60\u2013100 pund og kalla\u00f0 \u00feessa vi\u00f0b\u00f3tarkostna\u00f0 \u201cme\u00f0fer\u00f0argjald\u201d, \u201csko\u00f0un\u00fej\u00f3nustu\u201d e\u00f0a \u201cfl\u00fdtt afgrei\u00f0slu\u201d. \u00cd raun eru allar ETA-ums\u00f3knir afgreiddar af breska innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneytinu \u00e1 sama hra\u00f0a \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hvar ums\u00f3knin var l\u00f6g\u00f0 fram. Flestar ums\u00f3knir eru sam\u00feykktar innan nokkurra m\u00edn\u00fatna.<\/p>\n H\u00e6ttulegustu svindls\u00ed\u00f0ur safna pers\u00f3nuuppl\u00fdsingum \u00fe\u00ednum \u2013 vegabr\u00e9fsn\u00fameri, f\u00e6\u00f0ingardegi, r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9tti og grei\u00f0slukortauppl\u00fdsingum \u2013 \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 leggja fram neina ums\u00f3kn. \u00deessar uppl\u00fdsingar er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 selja \u00e1 dark vefnum e\u00f0a nota til au\u00f0kennis\u00fej\u00f3fna\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n Fylgstu me\u00f0 \u00feessum vi\u00f0v\u00f6runarmerkjum \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa sl\u00e6r\u00f0 inn pers\u00f3nuuppl\u00fdsingar e\u00f0a gerir grei\u00f0slu:<\/p>\n Ef \u00fe\u00fa grunar a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hafir \u00feegar or\u00f0i\u00f0 fyrir svikum \u00e1 f\u00f6lsu\u00f0u ETA-vefs\u00ed\u00f0u, skaltu gr\u00edpa til \u00feessara a\u00f0ger\u00f0a strax:<\/p>\n Hringdu strax \u00ed bankann \u00feinn e\u00f0a kreditkortafyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0 og \u00fatsk\u00fdr\u00f0u a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hafir or\u00f0i\u00f0 fyrir svikum. Bi\u00f0\u00f0u um endurgrei\u00f0slu \u2013 flestir kortaveitendur munu afturkalla vi\u00f0skiptin ef \u00fe\u00fa tilkynnir \u00fea\u00f0 tafarlaust. \u00dev\u00ed fyrr sem \u00fe\u00fa bregst vi\u00f0, \u00fev\u00ed l\u00edklegra er a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa f\u00e1ir peningana \u00fe\u00edna til baka.<\/p>\n Action Fraud er breska \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lega tilkynningarmi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0in fyrir svik og netgl\u00e6pi. \u00de\u00fa getur lagt fram tilkynningu \u00e1 netinu \u00e1 athugi\u00f0 svik<\/strong> e\u00f0a me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hringja 0300 123 2040<\/strong>. \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00feau kannski rannsaki ekki einst\u00f6k tilfelli, hj\u00e1lpar sk\u00fdrsla \u00fe\u00edn a\u00f0 byggja upp mynstur sem lei\u00f0ir til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feessar s\u00ed\u00f0ur ver\u00f0i loka\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert sta\u00f0settur \u00ed ESB skaltu hafa samband vi\u00f0 \u00feitt landsnefnd neytendaverndar. \u00cd Hollandi skaltu tilkynna til Fraudehelpdesk. \u00cd \u00de\u00fdskalandi skaltu hafa samband vi\u00f0 Verbraucherzentrale. Hvert land hefur s\u00edna stofnun til a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6rasvik.<\/p>\n Ef \u00fe\u00fa nota\u00f0ir s\u00f6mu netfang- og lykilor\u00f0ssamsetningu \u00e1 svindlvefs\u00ed\u00f0unni sem \u00fe\u00fa notar annars sta\u00f0ar, skaltu breyta lykilor\u00f0unum \u00fe\u00ednum strax. \u00cdhuga\u00f0u a\u00f0 virkja tv\u00ed\u00fe\u00e6tta au\u00f0kenningu \u00e1 mikilv\u00e6gu reikningunum \u00fe\u00ednum.<\/p>\n Fylgstu n\u00e1i\u00f0 me\u00f0 bankaa\u00f0gangs- og kortayfirlitum \u00fe\u00ednum \u00ed nokkra m\u00e1nu\u00f0i eftir atviki\u00f0. Svikarar sem hafa grei\u00f0sluuppl\u00fdsingar \u00fe\u00ednar g\u00e6tu reynt a\u00f0 leggja fleiri gj\u00f6ld \u00e1 reikninginn \u00feinn.<\/p>\n \u00d3h\u00e1\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 svindlvefs\u00ed\u00f0a sag\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e9r, \u00e6ttir \u00fe\u00fa samt a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um ETA \u00fe\u00edna \u00ed gegnum opinbera UK ETA-appi\u00f0 e\u00f0a GOV.UK vefs\u00ed\u00f0a<\/a>. Svindls\u00ed\u00f0an sendi n\u00e1nast \u00f6rugglega enga raunverulega ums\u00f3kn fyrir h\u00f6nd \u00fe\u00edna.<\/p>\n \u00c1 fer\u00f0aforunum og neytendakv\u00f6rtunars\u00ed\u00f0um endurtaka s\u00f6mu s\u00f6gur sig. Fr\u00f6nsk fj\u00f6gurra manna fj\u00f6lskylda greiddi 320 pund \u00ed gegnum vefs\u00ed\u00f0u sem birtist efst \u00ed Google-leit \u00feeirra, a\u00f0eins til a\u00f0 komast a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 opinberi kostna\u00f0urinn hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 64 pund alls. Hollenskur fer\u00f0alangur greiddi 89 pund og f\u00e9kk sta\u00f0festingarp\u00f3st sem reyndist algj\u00f6rlega uppspunninn \u2013 \u00feegar hann kom a\u00f0 brottfararg\u00e1tt sinni \u00ed Bretlandi var engin komut\u00edmi (ETA) tengdur vegabr\u00e9fi hans.<\/p>\n \u00deessar reynslur s\u00fdna hvers vegna \u00fea\u00f0 er algerlega nau\u00f0synlegt a\u00f0 nota eing\u00f6ngu opinberar r\u00e1sir. F\u00e1ar m\u00edn\u00fatur sem sparast me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 smella \u00e1 fyrsta Google-ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0una geta kosta\u00f0 \u00feig hundru\u00f0 punda og valdi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r miklu \u00e1lagi fyrir fer\u00f0ina.<\/p>\n Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldu skaltu muna a\u00f0 hver einstaklingur \u2013 \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al b\u00f6rn \u2013 \u00fearf s\u00edna eigin ETA. \u00deetta gerir fj\u00f6lskyldur s\u00e9rstaklega a\u00f0la\u00f0andi skotm\u00f6rk fyrir svikara, \u00fear sem heildar \u201c\u00fej\u00f3nustugjaldi\u00f0\u201d margfaldast yfir fj\u00f3ra e\u00f0a fimm fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limi og getur or\u00f0i\u00f0 verulegt. Sj\u00e1 okkar Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um ETA fyrir b\u00f6rn og fj\u00f6lskyldur<\/a> fyrir r\u00e9tt ferli.<\/p>\n \u00deegar \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0sto\u00f0ar aldra\u00f0a \u00e6ttingja e\u00f0a fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limi sem eru ekki svo t\u00e6kniv\u00e6nir vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um, geri\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 saman me\u00f0 opinberu forriti e\u00f0a vefs\u00ed\u00f0u. Leyf\u00f0u \u00feeim ekki a\u00f0 leita sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6tt, \u00fev\u00ed \u00feeir g\u00e6tu veri\u00f0 vi\u00f0kv\u00e6mari fyrir sannf\u00e6randi svindlvefs\u00ed\u00f0um.<\/p>\n A\u00f0 skilja hvernig raunverulegt grei\u00f0sluferli l\u00edtur \u00fat mun hj\u00e1lpa \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 greina falskar grei\u00f0slur. \u00deegar \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e6kir um \u00ed gegnum opinbera UK ETA-forriti\u00f0 e\u00f0a \u00e1 GOV.UK:<\/p>\n Fyrir n\u00e1nari uppl\u00fdsingar um grei\u00f0sluferli\u00f0, lestu grein okkar um Reglur og kostna\u00f0ur fyrir komu til Bretlands \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n Neytendaverndarsamt\u00f6k um alla Evr\u00f3pu hafa gagnr\u00fdnt Google fyrir a\u00f0 leyfa svindl-ETA-vefs\u00ed\u00f0um a\u00f0 birta augl\u00fdsingar \u00e1berandi \u00ed leitarni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0um. \u00de\u00f3 Google hafi stefnu gegn villandi augl\u00fdsingum hefur framfylgd veri\u00f0 \u00f3regluleg. Nokkur l\u00f6nd hafa krafist \u00feess a\u00f0 Google innlei\u00f0i strangari sta\u00f0festingu fyrir augl\u00fdsingar sem tengjast innflytjendathj\u00f3nustu stj\u00f3rnvalda.<\/p>\n \u00cd millit\u00ed\u00f0inni er me\u00f0vitund \u00fe\u00edn besta v\u00f6rnin. B\u00e6ttu opinberu vefs\u00ed\u00f0una vi\u00f0 b\u00f3kamerki. ETA-s\u00ed\u00f0a GOV.UK<\/a> og deila \u00fev\u00ed me\u00f0 \u00f6llum sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00feekkir sem eru a\u00f0 skipuleggja fer\u00f0 til Bretlands.<\/p>\n Nei. Breska innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0 heimilar engum \u00feri\u00f0ja a\u00f0ila \u2013 \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 l\u00f6ggiltum fer\u00f0as\u00f6lum \u2013 a\u00f0 senda inn ETA-ums\u00f3knir. \u00de\u00fa ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um sj\u00e1lfur \u00ed gegnum opinbera appi\u00f0 e\u00f0a vefs\u00ed\u00f0una. Fer\u00f0asali getur lei\u00f0beint \u00fe\u00e9r \u00ed gegnum ferli\u00f0, en ums\u00f3knin sj\u00e1lf ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 koma fr\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e9r.<\/p>\n Nei. \u00dea\u00f0 er engin hra\u00f0brautarvalkostur fyrir ETA-ums\u00f3knir. Allar ums\u00f3knir fara \u00ed gegnum sama ferli\u00f0 \u00e1 sama hra\u00f0a. \u00d6ll vefsv\u00e6\u00f0i sem bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 \u201cfl\u00fdtt afgrei\u00f0slu\u201d gegn aukagjaldi blekkja \u00feig. Flestar ETA-ums\u00f3knir eru sam\u00feykktar innan nokkurra m\u00edn\u00fatna fr\u00e1 innsendingu.<\/p>\n \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 t\u00e6knilega s\u00e9\u00f0 ekki \u00f3l\u00f6glegt fyrir vefs\u00ed\u00f0u a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a \u201ca\u00f0sto\u00f0\u201d vi\u00f0 ums\u00f3kn \u00fe\u00edna gegn gjaldi, eru sl\u00edkar \u00fej\u00f3nustur algj\u00f6rlega \u00f3\u00fearfar. Opinbera ums\u00f3knin er einf\u00f6ld og h\u00f6nnu\u00f0 fyrir fer\u00f0alanga til a\u00f0 fylla \u00fat sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6tt. A\u00f0 borga fyrir a\u00f0sto\u00f0 er s\u00f3un \u00e1 peningum og getur \u00f3gna\u00f0 pers\u00f3nuuppl\u00fdsingum \u00fe\u00ednum me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 afhenda \u00fe\u00e6r \u00f3\u00feekktum \u00feri\u00f0ju a\u00f0ilum.<\/p>\n Ef svindls\u00ed\u00f0a sendi raunverulega inn ums\u00f3kn og h\u00fan var hafna\u00f0, stendur hafniingin. \u00dea\u00f0 er engin k\u00e6rulei\u00f0 fyrir hafnanir \u00e1 ETA. \u00de\u00fa myndir \u00feurfa a\u00f0 Kanna\u00f0u valkosti \u00fe\u00edna eftir neitun ETA<\/a>, sem venjulega \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um sta\u00f0la\u00f0 gestadleyfi \u00ed sta\u00f0inn. \u00de\u00fa getur l\u00edka reynt a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja aftur \u00ed gegnum opinbera r\u00e1sina, \u00fear sem svikavefs\u00ed\u00f0an g\u00e6ti hafa sent rangar uppl\u00fdsingar.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n![\"Brag\u00f0abuxna](\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b3_1036_0.jpg\")
<\/figure>\nEini opinberi h\u00e1tturinn til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um UK ETA<\/h2>\n
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Hvernig svindls\u00ed\u00f0ur starfa<\/h2>\n
Google Ads ofar l\u00edfr\u00e6num ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0um<\/h3>\n
Vefs\u00ed\u00f0ur sem l\u00edta \u00fat eins og fagmannlegar<\/h3>\n
Ofh\u00e6kkun \u00fej\u00f3nustugjalda\u201c<\/h3>\n
Gagnakynsla<\/h3>\n
Vi\u00f0v\u00f6runarmerki: Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 greina falska ETA-vefs\u00ed\u00f0u<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nHva\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 gera ef \u00fe\u00fa hefur \u00feegar greitt svindlvefs\u00ed\u00f0u<\/h2>\n
1. Haf\u00f0u samband vi\u00f0 bankann \u00feinn e\u00f0a kortaveitanda<\/h3>\n
2. Tilkynna til Action Fraud UK<\/h3>\n
3. Tilkynntu til neytendaverndaryfirvalda \u00e1 \u00fe\u00ednu sv\u00e6\u00f0i<\/h3>\n
4. Breyttu lykilor\u00f0um \u00fe\u00ednum<\/h3>\n
5. Fylgstu me\u00f0 bankayfirlitum \u00fe\u00ednum<\/h3>\n
6. S\u00e6kja um \u00ed gegnum opinbera r\u00e1s<\/h3>\n
![\"Brag\u00f0heims\u00ed\u00f0ur](\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b3_1033_1.jpg\")
<\/figure>\nSannar s\u00f6gur fr\u00e1 fer\u00f0al\u00f6ngum sem ur\u00f0u fyrir svindli<\/h2>\n
Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 vernda fj\u00f6lskylduna \u00fe\u00edna<\/h2>\n
Grei\u00f0sluferli\u00f0: Hva\u00f0 er e\u00f0lilegt<\/h2>\n
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\u00c1byrg\u00f0 Google og hva\u00f0 er veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera<\/h2>\n
![\"Brag\u00f0abuxna](\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b3_1033_2.jpg\")
<\/figure>\nAlgengar spurningar<\/h2>\n
Getur fer\u00f0asali s\u00f3tt um ETA fyrir mig?<\/h3>\n
Er til hra\u00f0ari ETA-\u00fej\u00f3nusta?<\/h3>\n
\u00c9g fann vefs\u00ed\u00f0u sem b\u00fd\u00f0ur ETA-a\u00f0sto\u00f0 gegn gjaldi. Er \u00fea\u00f0 l\u00f6glegt?<\/h3>\n
Hva\u00f0 ef m\u00e9r var neita\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g s\u00f3tti um \u00ed gegnum svindlvefs\u00ed\u00f0u?<\/h3>\n
Hvernig sta\u00f0festi \u00e9g a\u00f0 ETA-i\u00f0 mitt s\u00e9 ekta?<\/h3>\n