Wiltshire Police are seeing a rise in reports of fraudulent text messages claiming to be from local authorities or parking services. These messages typically:
- Claim you owe a parking fine.
- Include a link to make a payment.
- May appear urgent or threatening.
Do not click on any links or provide payment details.
If you receive such a message:
- Do not respond.
- Forward it to 7726 – this is a free service provided by mobile networks to report spam texts. It helps them block the sender and protect others. To date 31k+ scams have been removed using the 7726.
- Report it to Action Fraud.
- Delete the message.
Legitimate parking fines will never be issued via text message with payment links. Stay vigilant and please share this warning with friends and family.