Nobody likes finding a fine on the windshield: pay attention to this detail because you could also fall for a scam.
Incorrect parking, a sign that we hadn’t noticed and other causes can lead us to find the classic and annoying car on the car fine on the windshield. At least once in a lifetime it will have happened to everyone, even to the most observant motorists.
The leaflet that is kindly left on the glass of the car, inserted between the windshield wipers, report the infraction for which we were punished, the amount to pay and other interesting information.
Why are we telling you this? Because, once your anger has subsided, it’s always good to check what they’ve left on the windshield since the risk is that of falling into a new scam that has been spreading in recent weeks.
That’s right, someone has organized to replicate the real fines in order to get paid on a IBAN obviously not linked in any way to the public administration extorting from the unfortunate victims small figures upon figures which, over time, can become very important.
How then to recognize this new scam? How to make sure that the fine found on the windshield is authentic since these imitations seem to be really well done? Let’s find out together.
False fines on the windshield, how to defend yourself against the new scam
The bad guys who set up this scam bet everything on an inevitable factor that unites us all: when we find a finewhether it is on the windscreen or directly by registered mail in our letterbox, we hurry up to pay it within 5 days to receive a 30% discount on the fine.
Here then is that the reasoning principle that led to the organization of this system is based precisely on the fact that many people, due to lack of time or to get away from thinking, they just hastily pay the fine without paying much attention to the administrative document they found on the windshield.
There is no greater mistake: first of all because, even if the fine were authentic, it is good to check that it was levied in total correctness. The traffic wardens are human too and, as such, they can fall into error. This is why it is good to check carefully that the fine is correct and that it cannot be appealed to the justice of the peace.
And then because, precisely, it is the way in which this scam manages to catch on. The only way to effectively defend yourself is to carefully read the fine, which even if it were false will seem really authentic with a fake IBAN in which to make the payment, and if something doesn’t convince us, contact the police station immediately for any clarification.
This scam has begun to spread in the Neapolitan area, but cases have also been reported in other cities. So be careful: the haste in paying the fine is understandable, but it is always better to take a closer look to avoid nasty surprises.
