Public warned against fake GovPay traffic fine SMS scam
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1 min readFrom 5 outlets- Daily Mirror and Newswire report that the messages falsely claim to come from Sri Lanka Police.
- Newswire says the messages use fake GovPay payment links to seek personal and financial details.
- Newswire reports that the ministry advised the public to avoid the links and use government websites ending in gov.lk.
Daily Mirror and Newswire report that the Ministry of Digital Economy warned the public about fraudulent SMS and iMessage notifications claiming to be from the Sri Lanka Police and demanding payment for traffic or speeding violations through GovPay links. Ada Derana and Hiru News also report a warning about fake messages using the GovPay name.
Newswire reports that Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne said neither the ministry nor another government institution had issued such payment notifications through the official GovPay platform. He said the messages were designed to obtain personal and financial information.
Newswire reports that the deputy minister said GovPay processes payments through government-approved procedures and does not collect fines through suspicious websites, including the domain lygov.art. The ministry advised people not to reply to suspicious messages or open their links, and to access government services only through official gov.lk websites.
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Daily MirrorEN
Public warned against fake GovPay traffic fine SMS scamAda Derana (தமிழ்)TA
GovPay பெயரில் வரும் போலி குறுஞ்செய்திகள் தொடர்பில் எச்சரிக்கை அவசியம்NewswireEN
Police speeding fine SMS? Govt issues urgent scam warningTamilmirrorTA
போலி ’GovPay’ குறுஞ்செய்திகள் தொடர்பில் அதியு உயர் எச்சரிக்கை
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