The Karachi Traffic Police have warned citizens about a surge in fraudulent SMS messages falsely claiming to be official traffic challans.
The department said the texts are “misleading” and have no connection with any government office or platform.
The Karachi Traffic Police on Monday issued a public warning about a surge in fraudulent SMS messages falsely claiming to be official traffic challans and directing payments via EasyPaisa.
Sharing the alert on its official social media account, the department wrote: “Some fraudulent elements have been sending false SMS messages to citizens regarding traffic challan payments through EasyPaisa. These messages are fake, misleading, and fraudulent.”