The City of Ottawa is warning people of a new scam asking residents to make payments for speed camera fines by text message.
The scam text message contains a link to a fake City of Ottawa webpage, where the user is asked to solve a Captcha security test before being informed of a $20.16 fine. The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App
On Sunday, the City of Ottawa posted to social media warning that it will never contact residents via text messages to ask for payments. "If you receive a message like this, separate yourself from that interaction in that email or that text message or that direct message in social media and reach out to directly. Go to their website, go to a police station, call the city directly," he says.
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