Scam alert: Fake texts asking victims to pay an overdue Delaware traffic or toll violation

Scam alert: Fake texts asking victims to pay an overdue Delaware traffic or toll violation

Delawareans, beware of a new cell phone scam starting this week across the first state.

Delaware officials warn of text scam posing as court notice

Delaware State Police and court officials are warning about a scam text posing as a court notice that urges recipients to scan a QR code to pay fake traffic or toll violations.

Delaware officials warn of text scam demanding court payment

Delaware officials are urging residents not to fall victim to a phone text scam that is demanding payment for overdue traffic or parking violations.

Delaware Judiciary warns of statewide text scam impersonating courts

DELAWARE — The Delaware Judiciary is warning residents about a surge of scam text messages and phone calls falsely claiming to be from the Justice of the Peace Court and demanding immediate payment for fake violations. Officials say the latest scam, reported across the state this weekend, involves messages labeled as a “final notice” that urge recipients to download the text and scan a QR code to resolve supposed speeding or toll violations. The…