Scammer impersonating Winnipeg Parking Authority in text messages: city
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A scammer is sending text messages impersonating the Winnipeg Parking Authority, city officials say.
The City of Winnipeg says the parking authority does not send out text messages.
A collections agency that works for the city, CBV Collection Services Ltd., may send “text message reminders” to people with outstanding parking tickets.
Those texts may contain payment links, but always direct the recipient to “call Wpg311 to validate.”
The city says anyone who gets a text and is unsure if it’s valid should call 311.