While technology advances to make people's lives easier, it also unfortunately makes room for terrible practices. Criminals take advantage of the fragility of the system to constantly deliver scams, like we've never seen before. In this context, drivers have become the target of a new coup which has caused damage throughout Brazil.
In this scam, criminals obtain information from drivers through their identification plates. vehicles and send bogus fines to victims. The strategy is to generate fear and pressure so that people make the payment quickly, without realizing that they are being deceived.
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This new form of fraud demonstrates how important it is to be aware and careful when dealing with online transactions and communications related to traffic violations. Beware of the fake ticket!
Detran fake ticket scam
Despite not being a recent practice, the fraud in question has become increasingly popular and effective. The coup works as follows: criminals choose a strategic public road and are ready to photograph vehicles passing by.
With the images, they note all relevant information, such as the date and time the photo was taken.
From this data, the criminal performs a search using the license plate number, which allows them to discover the victim's address and other personal data. Subsequently, the victim receives at his residence slips that imitate legitimate traffic fines. Careful!
Faced with this scenario, many people are undecided about whether or not to make the payment. Caution increases when considering the possible problems that arise when someone decides not to pay the supposed fine.
Faced with this pressure and with the situation planned to seem as real as possible, the victim ends up choosing to pay the debt without giving much thought to the issue.
Due to these cases of fraud involving traffic violations, the State Traffic Department (Detran) issued an important alert.
Traffic agencies emphasize the importance of being attentive when receiving any type of traffic-related notification. If there is any doubt, it is recommended to consult the situation of the vehicle through the Detran portal of the respective state.
This check is essential to avoid falling into scams and ensure the financial security of drivers.
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