City of Vienna Warns of New Scam
The city of Vienna has received reports of emails in which a collection agency named COEO-Inkasso demands alleged "parking fines" on behalf of the city. Among other things, recipients are offered a "settlement with a 50% discount" if they acknowledge the claim.
City of Vienna provides tips against scam
The MA 67 - Parking Space Monitoring emphasizes that there is no cooperation between the city of Vienna and "COEO-Inkasso". The mentioned emails are fake messages.
This is how the scam can be recognized:
- Ungewöhnliche Zahlungsaufforderungen per E-Mail, inkl. "Sofortrabatt" oder Vergleichsangebot
- Verweis auf eine "Vereinbarung mit der Stadt Wien"
- Zahlungslinks oder QR-Codes in der E-Mail
The city of Vienna advises:
- Nicht antworten, nicht klicken, nicht zahlen.
- Die Nachricht löschen.
- Bei Unsicherheit: den offiziellen Bescheid bzw. die gestempelten Zahlungsinformationen der Stadt Wien prüfen.
- Verdachtsfälle an das Stadtservice Wien ( +43 1 4000-4001 ) melden.
The city of Vienna does not send fines via email through external collection agencies and does not offer 50% settlement offers. Payments are only possible through the methods specified in the official notice.
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