Israeli Police Warn of New SMS Scam Posing as Traffic Fines
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By Томер Адони
First reported by Kan News · 45 minutes ago
What happened
Israeli police are alerting the public to a new phishing scam using SMS messages that mimic official traffic fine notifications. The fraudulent texts aim to trick recipients into clicking malicious links to steal personal and financial data, and authorities advise deleting them and verifying fines through official channels.
- 01New SMS scam impersonates Israeli traffic fine notifications.
- 02Scammers aim to steal personal and financial information via fake links.
- 03Police urge recipients to delete messages and not click links.
- 04Verify all fines through official government channels only.
- 05Scam exploits fear of penalties to prompt hasty action.
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