Ministry warns public over fake traffic fine payment messages

The Ministry of Digital Economy has warned the public to stay alert over fake SMS and iMessage notifications that pretend to come from the police Traffic Division and demand payment of traffic fines through links presented as the GovPay platform.

The messages claim that fines have been imposed on recipients for speeding violations. The ministry made clear they are fake and part of an organized cyber scam.

Neither the ministry nor any other government agency issues messages asking for traffic fine payments through links sent in SMS or iMessage notifications, it stressed.

The official GovPay digital payment system operates only through government-approved secure channels and never seeks payments through suspicious or foreign website links, including a fake site identified as 'lygov.art', the ministry explained.

The scam is designed to steal personal information and money. Anyone who receives such a message is urged not to click the links and to report it to the authorities.