Andorra Police Warn of SMS Scam Impersonating Force Over Fake Fines

The Andorran police force has warned of a large-scale SMS fraud campaign in which senders impersonate the corps and claim recipients owe a fine, according to social media posts from the force.

The messages arrive from an international number with the +1 829 prefix and present themselves under the name "Policia – Informació important," the police said. They claim a fine must be paid before 11 November and offer a reduction of the amount to €30 for payment within that window. To appear more credible, the texts also include a penalty code and a link designed to look like the police force's own website, which the fraudsters use to try to draw recipients in.

The force described the messages as a fraud attempt and stressed that it never communicates such penalties by SMS. It urged the public not to open any of the links provided or give out personal or banking details, and to delete the messages directly to avoid falling victim to the scam.

According to the police, the texts are reaching large numbers of mobile phones across the country.