Urgent Fraud Alert from Kent Police

Kent Police have had several reports of the below parking fine or commonly known as a penalty charge notice being received via text message, it is a SCAM. Do not click on the link, as it is designed to take you to a realistic looking website under the control of the criminals, where they will look to steal your personal and financial data.

If you are not sure if a text message is genuine, then always apply our Scam Awareness message ABC, which is never Assume or Believe a message is genuine but always Confirm. In other words, contact the sender by using a trusted phone number.

You can report Scam text messages by forwarding to 7726.