Desertdawg Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 From Corvette Mike's Thundering Thursday email. The scammers keep coming up with new ways to trick you. This is a new scam sends fake traffic tickets via email to actual speeding drivers. What makes this scam particularly alarming is that the emails contain accurate traffic data, including street names, speed limits and actual driving speeds. The people who received the emails were actually speeding at the time and location noted in the scam emails. Since the emails contain legitimate information, people are tricked into thinking they’re genuine and are more likely to click through the email. The police suspect that the traffic data is being obtained through a traffic app that tracks phone GPS data, though exactly which app isn’t clear. Rule #1 If you get an email from the government (e.g. the IRS, the FBI or local police) it is a scam. That is unless you asked them to email you. The government will only send you notices only via the US Mail Service, as, in most cases, the government does not even have your email address. As none of our friends speed, I am sure you all can ignore this new scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extender32 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Thanks for the heads up and I always follow the posted speed limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azmotorhead Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 So you're saying you fell for it Dawg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 No. But just like Greg. I always double the posted speed limit. errr ... I think that's what he said !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I never speed, so I am safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I work for the government and send dozens of official notices by email every day...but not speeding tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P51tj Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 4 minutes ago, Bigfoot said: I never speed, so I am safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extender32 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 11 hours ago, Desertdawg said: No. B ut just like Greg. I always double the posted speed limit. errr ... I think that's what he said !!! No i said i always follow the pozted Speed limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOXXOH Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 11 hours ago, Desertdawg said: No. But just like Greg. I always double the posted speed limit. errr ... I think that's what he said !!! Occasionally I have a mild dyslexic interpretive issue that causes me to read things like 25 MPH signs as 52 MPH. However, I have never violated this DIC warning, even though I've come close a few times when it popped up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extender32 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Man, they're more caution lights on that dash than I ever saw when flying the C-141 or KC-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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