Good afternoon,

We're receiving reports of a couple of different types of scams relating to parking:

Firstly, a fake parking ticket/fine scam - criminals posing as a .gov.uk site - this article by Which?  provides a good explanation: Scam alert: new parking fine scam text - Which? News

Secondly, the RAC have issued a press release about “quishing” scams (using QR codes to pay a criminal instead of paying for your parking): Be ‘QRareful’: RAC warns drivers to watch out for parking payment scams | RAC Media Centre

Inform your credit card company/bank IMMEDIATELY if you believe you have been scammed.

If this message is not relevant to you, please share it with friends and family members who may find it more useful.

Hampshire Alerts is not a crime reporting portal – please do not report crime here.

If you realise you’ve been scammed and wish to report a fraud that has already happened, please report it to Action Fraud either phone 0300 123 2040 or online at: Action Fraud

If a crime is in progress, and/or you are in fear for yourself or someone else, and/or there is evidence in situ that could be damaged/destroyed, please phone 999 immediately. 

Otherwise, report online, or find out about other ways to report a crime at: Report a crime | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

Thank you – Fraud Safeguarding Team