Police warn of another speeding-ticket scam
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Winnipeg police are warning people to ignore another scam text appearing as a photo enforcement ticket.
The text, which appears to be from police, accuses the reader of speeding and includes a link to pay the ticket. Clicking the link takes you to a website headed with the province’s bison logo and asks for personal information, including your name, date of birth and address. Regardless of what is entered, the website states you have a $158.50 unpaid speeding ticket and asks for your credit card information.
The Winnipeg Police Service warned Winnipeggers to avoid clicking the link Thursday and shared a screenshot of the text.
A similar text-based scam suggesting traffic radar had caught the reader speeding in a school zone made its rounds last month.
A similar text was sent out in February impersonating Manitoba Hydro. Police said at the time there were no known victims of the attempted scam.
