Thursday 5 September 2024

Avoid this copycat parking scam

A convincing new scam text about an unpaid parking fine is circulating and leads to a copycat government website.

The text from a random number tells you: ‘an unpaid parking fine was found on your vehicle,’ and that you need to ‘pay immediately.’ Check out the new scam and get clued up on how to spot and report it.

How to spot a parking scam

Source: Which? (04 Sep 2024)

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