Overview

• Aichach reports emails claiming a collection arrangement for unpaid parking tickets and says it will file a criminal complaint.
• The scam messages urge recipients to click a link to confirm a ticket, dangle a 50 percent discount, and reveal no specific amount due.
• Gladbeck and other municipalities emphasize they do not outsource such fines to debt-collection agencies.
• Officials note genuine penalty notices arrive by postal mail and advise residents to ignore and delete the emails.
• Consumer-protection authorities and local offices are tracking similar reports across multiple cities as investigations continue.