The Ghana Police Service has issued a warning to the public over a circulating electronic traffic violation notice that falsely claims to be from the Police.
The fraudulent messages, which request payment for alleged traffic offences, are not authorised and should be treated as scams.
In a statement, the Police clarified that the notices are “false, fraudulent, invalid, and not coming from the Police Service.” They urged anyone receiving such messages not to make any payments and to report the matter directly to the Ghana Police Service.
The Service also warned those circulating the fake notifications to stop immediately, noting that such actions are criminal offences and perpetrators will be arrested and prosecuted.
The warning comes amid ongoing plans by the Police and other stakeholders—including the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Transport, National Road Safety Authority, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority, National Insurance Commission, and Ministry of Finance—to introduce an automated traffic enforcement programme called Traffitech-GH.
This system is still in the planning stages and requires Parliamentary approval before it can be implemented.
The Ghana Police Service assured the public that updates on the official rollout of Traffitech-GH will be communicated in due course.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
