SINGAPORE – The Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Sept 6 warned the public against falling for a phishing scam involving road-related fees.

In a Facebook post, LTA said there has been a re-emergence of phishing scams involving an SMS about road-related fees. 

The SMS attempts to make receivers click on the link to pay for an outstanding road fee that needs to “be paid as soon as possible” due to “an error in the information”.

“This message was not sent by us,” said LTA.

The authority added that it does not send any SMSes with links to the public to make payment. All SMSes from LTA are sent from a single “gov.sg” SMS Sender ID, it added.

LTA reminds people to not click on links provided in unsolicited messages and e-mails, and to not disclose personal information or one-time passwords to anyone. 

People should also always verify the authenticity of information with the relevant authorities, and report fraudulent transactions to the bank and the police.