Don't Fall For Email 'Parking Ticket,' Ridgewood Police Warn

RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – The image above is of a scam email that thieves are sending to motorists claiming that they owe money for parking tickets, Ridgewood police warned on Friday. Don’t fall for it, they said.

Don't become a victim.
Photo Credit: *COURTESY: Ridgewood PD*

Jerry DeMarco

03/31/2017 4:31 p.m.

At no time would any police department issue summonses – or send such notifications – by email.

If you have any questions or concerns, contact your local police department. Don’t become a victim.

The email reads:

28-182 - Loading zones and handicapped parkingRequired to appear in courtParking ticket number information: PDN7319091Check parking fine

To pay your parking fine, download your fine and choose one of 2 convenient ways:

1. Online (Link)Pay online by Visa or Mastercard, $2 processing fee.

2. By phone (automated system) Pay by Visa or Mastercard at (866)561-9742 Best regards, Police Department.

Parking Citation Revenue The criterion appropriateness is $68. Some ($17.50 championing m abuses , and $12.50 championing unlisted violations) goes to agreement and county costs and the butt end ($45.50) goes to the city\'s accustomed function to recompense championing animated town aids, adding policemen and pom-pom. There are additional parceling elsewhere championing fix-it awards and incapacitated parking violations.

Late costs typically artifact the charge of a parking ticket. To disposition alone abeyant disciplining, we committed to get your expenditure within 21 days of the day-after-day the appropriateness was issued, or 14 days from the day-after-day of the first overdue notice.

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