Neighbourhood Alert warn about unpaid parking charge scam

North Wales Police Neighbourhood Alert have sent out a warning about unpaid parking charge scam.

It says: "Our team has been made aware over recent days of more scam text messages notifying the recipient that they need to pay an unpaid parking charge.  

"The imposed deadline for payment adds an element of urgency and a suggestion that not paying in a timely manner may impact the recipient's credit rating or result in their licence being revoked may result in some recipients worrying or panicking causing them to click on the link in an attempt to resolve the situation. 

"Anyone who clicks on the link will be taken to a malicious fraudulent website that may try to install malware on your device and capture your payment card details.  Be careful about clinking on links within text messages or emails unless you are able to verify their validity. 

"A colleague who received one of these messages was even added into a group of several recipients, and some people within the group were replying to say that they would make the payment.  These messages may even be part of the scam and another social engineering trick to encourage victims to also pay. 

"Please take the time to speak to family and friends who you think may panic or worry if they receive a message like this and pre-warn then that it is a scam. If you get messages like this, report them to your provider by forwarding them to 7726."