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Today, it is becoming more and more difficult to deal with numerous scams and other extortion attempts. And it is not for nothing that bandits continue their fantasy to extract money from us without our knowledge, and unfortunately we often fall into the trap. We’re thinking in particular of the Crit’Air sticker scam, as well as the many tricks thieves use, such as gold scams on the sides of our roads. But the one we’re talking about today is still a little different, and above all, it just came out. And it is not always easy to prevent this. We tell you everything.

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Well organized system

This information comes to us directly fromNational Agency for the Authorized Review of Offenses (ANTAI), who just discovered this new scam. This takes the form of an SMS message sent to drivers alerting them that they have allegedly forgotten to pay for parking. Then they get a message that ” you have an overdue payment of €35, file number XXXXXXXX. See my infringement dossier at: https://dossier-antai.gouv.info“. At first glance, nothing terrible. Except it’s important not to click on this fake link.

How to make ?

Indeed, this URL will take you to a site requesting payment for this parking delay. But if you do, the money will go straight to the scammers. You really should know thatANTAY will not send you an SMS to warn you of a breach, but always a letter. You must then go to amendes.gouv.fr to pay off the debt. The agency states that only SMS sent to pay the fine is for immediate payment during the verbalization done by the police officer in the field“. So there is no reason to receive messages from nowhere.