Calgary police warn about fake texts urging payment of parking tickets, photo radar

A stock photo shows a notification of a text message on an iPhone. (Unsplash/Brett Jordan)

Calgary police say any text messages you receive about parking tickets or photo radar fines are a scam.

According to police, more than two dozen Calgarians have received texts asking them to click a link to pay for an overdue ticket.

Neither the City of Calgary nor the province sends text messages to request payment for fines.

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Both photo radar and parking tickets are mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle involved, and any additional communication will also be sent through the mail.

Police warn anyone who gets the bogus text message to delete it immediately and advise them against interacting or engaging with the sender.

They also say to never click links sent in unsolicited text messages.