Police explain how to avoid falling for trick other motorists have fallen for

  • NSW police have been informed of a new infringement notice email scam 
  • Email informs targets they have an outstanding traffic or parking infringement 
  • They are told to click a link and make an immediate payment before a due date
  • Their advice is to always delete suspicious emails immediately  

Police have been informed of a new email scam targeting Australians and have warned people to immediately delete any suspicious emails. 

Emails are being sent to unsuspecting residents telling them they have an infringement notice which requires immediate payment, Win News reported. 

The email claims to be sent from ‘City Council’ and informs the target they have a traffic or parking fine they must immediately address, going so far as to give fake ticket numbers. 

Police have been informed of a new email scam targeting Australians and have warned people to immediately delete any suspicious emails

A spokesperson for NSW Police told Daily Mail Australia they don’t keep individual figures on people who had been scammed and many people never go so far as to report it to police. 

‘Our advice for these types of things is to always delete the email,’ the spokesperson said. 

The email instructs the target to follow the link attached to the email to pay the fine immediately, at which point the target becomes increasingly vulnerable. 

The bottom of the email informs the target they will be subject to further and harsher enforcement should they not pay the infringement fine by the due date. 

A spokesperson for NSW Police told Daily Mail Australia they don't keep individual figures on people who had been scammed and many people never go so far as to report it to police

A spokesperson for NSW Police told Daily Mail Australia they don’t keep individual figures on people who had been scammed and many people never go so far as to report it to police

 

 

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