Scam text messages

Warning Scam!

Just wanted to make people aware that there is a text message going around saying.

【遠通電收】提醒您,您有一筆NT$40臨時停車費用未繳清,逾期將處新台幣三百元罰鍰。請輸入您的車牌,詳細信息請訪問. (LINK REDACTED) but it ends with utx.top (so you know what to look out for because it spoofs a very well known Taiwan company.)

Once you click the link you will be greeted with this page:

Translated

You can enter in anything in the box and it will say you owe money

Then try to get your credit card details. - I presume the real charge wouldn’t be 40NTD

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Received thsi advisory email from HSBC yesterday;

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Then this text message today!

中華電信:提醒您門號尚有20,000 累點即將清零,商城好禮限時兌換:h://chtjdfn.top

Modified the link, obviously don’t go to the site.