{
  "slug": "traffic-infringement-notice",
  "canonical_name": "Traffic infringement notice emails",
  "family": "prize-refund-tax",
  "impersonates": {
    "brand": "a traffic authority (varies by country)",
    "disclaimer": null,
    "official_fraud_page": null
  },
  "goal": [
    "malware",
    "personal-data"
  ],
  "channels": [
    "email"
  ],
  "summary": "An email about a traffic offence with a link or attachment to \"view the details\" or \"video proof\". The attachment carries malware; the link leads to a form. Real authorities notify by post.",
  "status": "archived",
  "first_seen": "2016-12",
  "last_seen": "2016-12",
  "recognise": [
    "A fine by email, from an authority that writes letters",
    "No plate, no date, no location in the message",
    "A link or attachment to \"view the details\""
  ],
  "variants": [],
  "specimen": {
    "date": "2016-12",
    "channel": "email",
    "from": null,
    "reply_to": null,
    "subject": null,
    "attachment": null,
    "body_text": null,
    "redactions": [],
    "image": "/wp-content/uploads/fake-traffic-infringement-email.png",
    "sources": [
      "https://soft2secure.com/knowledgebase/traffic-infringement-scam"
    ]
  },
  "tells": [],
  "indicators": {
    "sender_domains": [],
    "senders": [],
    "reply_to": [],
    "phone_numbers": [],
    "urls": [],
    "wallets": [],
    "attachments": [],
    "note": "Indicators change weekly; an empty list never means an email is safe."
  },
  "what_to_do": {
    "if_received": [
      "Do not open the attachment or link",
      "Check any real fine on the authority's own site",
      "Delete it"
    ],
    "if_called_or_paid": [
      "Entered a password? Change it now, and everywhere else you used the same one",
      "Entered card details? Call your bank, ask them to block the card and reissue",
      "Entered a one-time code? Sign in to the real service now and check for changes to email, phone and payment settings"
    ],
    "report_links": [
      {
        "label": "Scamwatch (Australia)",
        "url": "https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/"
      },
      {
        "label": "Action Fraud (UK)",
        "url": "https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/"
      },
      {
        "label": "Report to the FTC",
        "url": "https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/"
      }
    ]
  },
  "malware_family": null,
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2016-12-21",
      "type": "specimen",
      "title": "Specimen №1: the infringement notice with \"video proof\"",
      "text": "The guide documented the email layout and the malicious link/attachment.",
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "sources": [
        "https://soft2secure.com/knowledgebase/traffic-infringement-scam"
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-02",
      "type": "registry",
      "title": "Family created",
      "text": "Grew out of the 2016 guide.",
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "cra-tax-refund"
  ],
  "sources": [
    "https://soft2secure.com/knowledgebase/traffic-infringement-scam"
  ],
  "legacy_urls": [
    "/knowledgebase/traffic-infringement-scam"
  ],
  "legacy_redirect": false,
  "created": "2026-09-02",
  "updated": "2026-09-02",
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-09-02",
      "text": "Record created at the registry launch."
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://soft2secure.com/scams/traffic-infringement-notice",
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0",
  "generated": "2026-09-03"
}