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Argentina’s Electoral Court Warns of Phishing Emails Demanding Fake Non‑Voting Fines

Authorities point people to the infractores.padron.gov.ar portal as the only channel for verifying alleged voting infractions.

Overview

  • The fraudulent messages are sent from the address [email protected] and impersonate the state platform Mi Argentina.
  • The emails claim the recipient failed to vote on October 26 and press for payment or justification within three business days via a malicious link.
  • The linked site captures device information and solicits personal and banking data, including credit card numbers, according to the electoral authority.
  • The Justice National Electoral body says it never requests payments by email and instructs citizens to check or pay any real fines exclusively at infractores.padron.gov.ar.
  • Non‑voters have 60 days to justify or pay; national fines typically range from ARS 50 to 500, and experts note such election‑linked phishing campaigns recur around every vote.