If you receive a parking ticket, double check that it’s not a scam.
Summer is a great time to be in the P-O but it does also seem to bring out ill-intentioned people trying to ‘arnaquer’ (take advantage of) others.
KNOWN SUMMER BLACKSPOTS TO AVOID ON FRENCH ROADS
Watch out for fake parking tickets on windscreens
We’re all so careful of scams and cons, that we may actually miss important information. Here’s Kate’s tale of woe regarding health rights in France.
A reader has contacted us to warn us of a text message scam which she fell foul of last week. If you receive a text asking you to pay extra postage on a parcel awaiting delivery, it may well be a hoax.
‘Wangiri’ is a Japanese word meaning ‘one (ring) and cut’.
If this happens to you, remain in your car with doors locked and DRIVE OFF WITHOUT REMOVING PAPER
An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales
Be extra vigilant especially when entering & exiting larger retail stores in the region.