Boston police warn residents about parking ticket texting scam
Police in Boston are warning the public about a “new text messaging scam” involving bogus alerts of parking ticket fines. In an advisory, police said the scam involves “fraudulent messages” sent to residents’ phones claiming that they “have overdue parking ticket fees.”
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Boston warns drivers about a new parking ticket scam
Boston police are warning the public about a new scam targeting residents by claiming that they have unpaid parking tickets.
Boston police warn about unpaid parking ticket scam
Boston residents should not click links in suspicious texts about unpaid parking tickets, police are now warning.
Boston police warning residents of overdue parking ticket fee scam
Boston police are warning residents of an overdue parking ticket fee scam. According to Boston police, fraudulent messages are being sent out claiming that recipients have overdue parking ticket fees. “Please be advised that these messages were NOT sent by the City of Boston,” Boston Police wrote in a release.
Boston police warn of overdue parking ticket text scam
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Boston police warn of parking text message scam
Text messages sent to residents of the city of Boston about unpaid parking fees are a scam, police said in a warning issued Saturday evening.
‘Absolutely looked real’: Text scam about unpaid parking ticket saturates Boston area codes
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