Friday, 20 December 2024

Transport for London scam warning

If you're planning a road trip to London over the festive period, beware this scam text that leads to a convincing duplicate of Transport for London’s website.

The dodgy text, which tells you that your congestion charge Auto Pay service is ‘disabled', is the latest in a series of text messages leading to copycat websites. Check out this example of the scam so you don't fall victim.
Don't be caught out
Source: Which? (13 Dec 2024)

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