SMS scam: the fake late fine that is very expensive!
THE phishing via SMS still has a bright future ahead of it. After the false Crit’Air vignettes, the badly franked package, the SIM ordered in your name, the bogus CPF training, the Netflix payment refused or the new security card available, here is the new message you may receive concerning a so-called fine sent by http://amendes-info.org/ Or http://antai-infraction-gouv-paiement.net/.
Looks like URLs hold water, but official fine payment platform is fine https://www.amendes.gouv.fr. In addition, these services will never contact you by SMS, you normally receive these notices by post at the address mentioned on your vehicle registration document. However, it clicks…
CALL FOR VIGILANCE! 🚨
A fraudulent SMS 📱 campaign in progress mentions a late payment for a fine and tries to recover your personal and/or banking data.
⚠️ DO NOT CLICK! This is a scam attempt! ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/NbhQQTgKI2– Hérault Gendarmerie (@Gendarmerie_034) February 28, 2023
Fishing is good…
If you follow this link, you will be asked to provide your bank details and of course the amount charged will not be €35 as indicated in the text message… In general, never click or follow the links sent by SMS even if they look legitimate and lead you to a web page that has all the aspects of a legitimate site: this is 100% a way to steal your money, credentials or personal data. Fortunately, browsers update their blacklists regularly and prevent you from accessing them after a few hours or days, but the bandits fill up on the first moments and then change URLs to continue their misdeeds…
