Scam busters Action Fraud are warning people in Gedling borough about an email scam that uses the name of a legitimate parking control firm to con people into believing they have a parking ticket.
The convincing looking emails – entitled “Parking Charge Reminder” – claim to come from UK Parking Control Ltd (UKPC) and tell recipients they have parked on private land belonging to one of UKPC’s clients.
They then ask victims to click on “payment options and photos” for more information – a link that is likely to contain malware.
The emails contain randomly generated reference numbers and quote a charge of £90.
A spokesman for Action Fraud said: ” We are aware that there is a fresh wave of scam UKPC emails have been sent by fraudsters this month which are loaded with malware
“UKPC have received hundreds of calls from worried recipients and have confirmed that they would never contact people in this way.
