This Thursday, April 18, 2024, the town hall of the 13th arrondissement of Paris alerted residents to a scam that has been plaguing the neighborhood for several weeks. Motorists find themselves with fake fine notices on their windshields, but be careful not to be fooled.
Scams and scams are increasing in France and motorists are not spared. Hackers are becoming more inventive in order to fool ordinary people and different methods can be used. SMS, email, and even in mailboxes, false notices of fines are becoming commonplace. It was at the end of December that ANTS (The National Agency for Secured Titles) warned on Twitter against this type of method, in particular the sending of false emails to “non-compliant parking» asking to pay a 35 euro fine.
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Unfortunately, this is a brand new scam based on the same type of method that is plaguing the capital. The town hall of the 13th arrondissement of Paris published a message on its Twitter account this Thursday, April 18, 2024 informing users of the practice of a new scam: a false notice of fine placed directly on the windshield of the vehicle.
How does this new scam work?
No one likes to come back to their vehicle and find a small piece of paper indicating that they have been fined for improper parking or overstaying, yet this is the situation that scammers rely on to fool the car drivers. Indeed, according to information from the town hall of the 13th arrondissement of Paris, false notices of fines are placed on windshields even though parking has been regulated or no overrun has been observed. . Tickets which are in fact false, making it appear as if you are obliged to pay a fine.
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Vigilance is therefore required in order to recognize whether this famous piece of paper is a real infraction or not. In its publication on X (formerly Twitter), the town hall of the 13th arrondissement of Paris says more to help you recognize whether it is a real paper or not. On this small document, a short text would be present in which it is written that a “violation of parking regulations noted” And “that a fine of 35 euros has been issued against you“. It is then indicated that if the user does not honor this fine, a “increase of 135 euros will be added if payment is not made within two working days“.
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False contraction: do not flash the QR code
It is following this little text that the scam takes shape! In fact, the user is then asked to scan a QR code in order to regularize the situation. This famous QR code then links to an internet page “fines-antai.com », which uses the same codes and colors as the government fine collecting body. You then think you are redirected to the official site when in reality it is a scam. The publication from Paris town hall recalls that the real site of the National Agency for the Automated Processing of Offenses is: antai.gouv.fr.
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Vigilance is therefore essential because a simple error can ultimately cost you a lot!
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