Scam texts impersonating RingGo lure drivers into fraudulent payment sites

Scammers are circulating SMS alerts that appear to come from RingGo, alleging a routine review has uncovered unpaid parking fees and urging recipients to settle the amount via a provided link. The hyperlink leads to a near-identical replica of the official RingGo portal, where entered usernames, passwords or card numbers are harvested by criminal groups. Graham Conway of Select Car Leasing notes that AI tools have made such site cloning increasingly convincing.

Security specialist Serpil Hall explains that iMessage disables links from unknown senders until the user replies, a step the fraudsters deliberately trigger. The messages, signed with misspelled “RingGo Customer Servicess,” use a Moroccan country code but are probably routed through inexpensive channels to hide the perpetrators. RingGo advises users to ignore and delete the texts, verify any charges through the official app, and report suspicious messages to the National Cyber Security Centre.