Fake parking fine texts from a city "ticket department"
Texts from a city parking department or an "Ontario Ticket Department" demand payment for an unpaid parking fine.
How it works
The text warns of late fees or collections if you do not pay the fine through the included link. No Ontario municipality texts about parking tickets, and there is no agency called the Ontario Ticket Department. The link harvests your card details on a fake payment page.
The tell: A parking fine by text. Cities do not text about tickets, and there is no Ontario Ticket Department.
What to do
- Delete the text. Parking tickets in Ontario are left on your windshield or mailed.
- If you think you might actually have a ticket, look it up on your city's official website.
Sources
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