Friday, December 15, 2017

SCAM ALERT: Photo Monitoring Device Ticket

SCAM ALERT:
A resident received a phone call from someone stating they had received a ticket from a photo monitoring device on a traffic light in Abingdon, VA. The caller advised that the person would be receiving the ticket in the mail or would need to call back to pay the ticket over the phone.

The number this person called from is 276-701-45XX, which comes back to a Richlands, VA location.


Please be aware that this is a SCAM and the Town of Abingdon, VA does not use these types of devices on their traffic signals. For more information on § 15.2-968.1, Code of Virginia regarding the use of photo-monitoring systems to enforce traffic light signals visit- https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter9/section15.2-968.1/


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