Lagos alerts motorists against fake traffic fine messages, malicious links

The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has alerted motorists and members of the nationalist against fraudulent substance messages and malicious online links falsely accusing recipients of postulation violations.

The ministry, successful a nationalist advisory, urged residents to workout caution erstwhile receiving unsolicited messages relating to postulation offences, informing them against clicking connected unverified links, sharing idiosyncratic accusation oregon making payments done unauthorised third-party platforms.

According to the ministry, the fraudulent messages are designed to deceive unsuspecting members of the nationalist into surrendering delicate idiosyncratic and banking information.

It besides warned motorists astir fake platforms offering purported discounts connected postulation fines arsenic portion of efforts to lure victims into making payments.

The ministry clarified that the Lagos State Government does not connection discounts connected statutory postulation penalties done immoderate of its platforms.

It stressed that approved postulation fines are fixed and tin lone beryllium paid done officially authorised channels.

Motorists seeking to authenticate postulation usurpation notices oregon verify the presumption of their vehicles were advised to usage lone the authoritative online platforms provided by the Lagos State Government.

The ministry further urged residents to stay vigilant, study suspicious messages and websites, and debar u...