By Newswire Editorial
The Ministry of Digital Economy has warned the public of a cyber scam involving fraudulent text messages claiming to be from the Sri Lanka Police, demanding payments for speeding violations through fake GovPay links.
In a statement issued today (09), Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne said the SMS and iMessage notifications circulating among the public are completely fraudulent and designed to steal personal and financial information.
He clarified that neither the Ministry nor any government institution has issued such notifications through the official GovPay platform requesting payments for traffic violations.
The Deputy Minister said the GovPay digital payment system operates only through government-approved and secure procedures and does not collect fines through suspicious websites or fraudulent domains such as lygov.art.
He warned that the scam attempts to obtain citizens’ personal information and bank account details by misleading them into clicking on fraudulent payment links.
The public has been strongly advised not to respond to such messages or click on any links contained in them.
The Ministry also urged citizens to remain vigilant when receiving suspicious notifications claiming to be from government or law enforcement institutions.
The Deputy Minister further advised the public to use only official government websites under the gov.lk domain when accessing government services and to refrain from sharing personal or financial information with third parties. (Newswire)
