Legitimate Parking Charge Notices (PCNs) are not sent by email and anyone who has received one should delete it at once and report to the National Fraud and Cyber Crime Reporting Service. So says the trade body the British Parking Association (BPA).
The BPA says that it’s aware of the fake email ticket scam, purporting to be from some of its approved operators, UK Parking Control Ltd, and CPS Enforcement (Northern) Ltd.
The fake email tickets contain links to photos, payment options and to appeal. These links may contain malware and should not be clicked, the association says.
To report scams and similar online and computer-enabled frauds, and update yourself on them, visit the Action Fraud website.
For example, in recent months the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) has seen an increase in ‘Chief Executive Officer (CEO) fraud’ reports whereby medical practices are the targeted victim. A fraudster who purports to be a senior partner (or CEO equivalent) contacts a member of staff with responsibility for authorising financial transfers, requesting payments to be made into bank accounts under the pretence of a highly sensitive or urgent transaction. For more details visit the Action Fraud website.
