RESIDENTS in a major city have been receiving strange text messages warning them of unpaid parking fines.
However, one woman revealed how all is not as it seems in an urgent warning to others.
GettyA number of residents living in a major city have been accused of picking up a parking fine[/caption] GettyHowever, the message – seemingly received by thousands – is a scam with a link to a malicious website[/caption] XEven the city’s mayor received the message[/caption]Earlier this week, a number of people living in the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, reported receiving messages accusing them of having unpaid parking invoices.
However, it was quickly apparent that these warning messages were in fact a scam – which included a malicious link to a website.
The text reads: “This is a notice from the City of Milwaukee.
“Your vehicle has an unpaid parking invoice of $4.35. To avoid late fees of $35, please settle your balance promptly.”
One recipient was Helen Brewer, a Milwaukee local, who explained to TMJ4 how the message looked official at first glance and even used the city’s logo and seal.
Brewer, who doesn’t own a car, posted a screen shot of the text message on social media, noting its grammatical errors and non-local Milwaukee area code.
She said she hoped she was able to deter people from falling for the scam.
“I think there are a lot of people who are going to think it is real,” Brewer said.
“I just wanted to help people and prevent them from getting scammed.”
Alderman Lamont Westmoreland also alerted residents of the scam, saying it likely hit “thousands of phones” – with even Mayor Cavalier Johnson receiving the text.
The city says if you’ve been a victim of a scam that you can report it to the Milwaukee Police Department.
They added that legitimate citations are never sent out via text, and will either come through the mail or be placed on a vehicle.
This comes as a man opened up on his own scam horror that left him $45,000 out of pocket.
Matthew Hobson, a retired firefighter from Oklahoma, forked out the windfall on what he thought was his dream car – a classic 1968 Chevy Camaro.
After coming across a listing for the classic vehicle online, Hobson immediately contacted the sellers expressing his interest.
He said: “They sent me videos, they walked around the car; it was so professionally done.”
He says that he believed he’d done his due diligence by investigating the car, the company and the process prior to parting with his money – claiming everyone seemed professional and legit.
Upon wiring over the money from his pension fund, Hodson then revealed he grew suspicious after the company failed to follow through on the car’s delivery.
Having received nothing but poor excuses, the suspected scammers then stopped answering his messages at all and simply disappeared.
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