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York police warning of scam involving speeding fines, text messages

Fraudsters use urgent- and official-looking texts to convince recipients to click on a link to pay outstanding speed camera fines.

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People should not click on links or download attachments from unexpected text messages, police said.


York Regional Police is warning the public of a scam that uses fake speed camera tickets to try and steal sensitive information.

The alleged fraudsters use text messages designed to look urgent and official to convince victims that they must click on a link to pay outstanding speed camera fines. The scammers are using the messages to try and steal personal and financial information, police wrote in a .

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Anastasia Blosser

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