Police issue warning about parking ticket scam
Medicine Hat residents should keep a watchful eye on their email inboxes.
According to a warning notice sent out by the Medicine Hat Police Service, a number of local residents have been receiving emails from a company describing themselves as Imperial Parking Canada Corp, claiming the email recipient has unpaid fines.
The police release indicates that the emails have been confirmed to have been linked to a scam, and feature potentially virus-laden links.
If a user goes to open the links without active anti-virus software or a firewall program, their computer system may become infected.