In recent hours, text messages have spread claiming to be from Egyptian Post It demands payment of traffic fines, which prompted the government to intervene to uncover the truth and warn the public against falling into the trap of electronic fraud, which has become more sophisticated and organized.
The truth about Egyptian mail messages regarding violations
The Cabinet Media Center published an official statement on its social media platforms, in which it explained that the messages circulating and attributed to the Egyptian Post are completely fake and not issued by any government agency, stressing that these messages aim to deceive citizens and lure them into entering suspicious links.
Explanation of the National Postal Authority
The National Postal Authority confirmed after the media center contacted it that official messages related to traffic violations only include a link to the official website of the Public Prosecution, which is https://ppo.gov.eg/tr No other links or data requests are included. Personal or banking via text messages
Warning about modern fraudulent methods
The Authority has warned citizens of fraud attempts carried out via SMS messages claiming to record traffic violations and imposing financial fines, and prompting the recipient to click on fake electronic links aimed at hacking personal and financial accounts under the guise of paying the violations.
The Authority called on all citizens not to be led by these messages or deal with any unofficial links, and to always verify the source through approved government channels before taking any financial action or entering personal data.
Strict legal and security procedures
The National Postal Authority stressed its continued development of its security systems to protect its customers, confront cybercrimes, and take all necessary legal measures against those responsible for these fraudulent attempts on charges of fraud, impersonating a government institution, and hacking citizens’ financial accounts.
Alternative housing for old rent
In another context, the Egyptian Post announced the availability of electronic registration for citizens addressed under the old “alternative housing” rental law, starting tomorrow, Sunday, January 18, through 500 post offices covering completely all parts of the Republic, in the context of facilitating citizens and providing government services in an organized and safe manner.
The Egyptian Post confirmed, in a press statement, that the application is limited in the first stage to customers who have an activated account on the Digital Egypt platform, as the applicants’ data is verified electronically through the platform, ensuring the accuracy of the data and the speed of completing the procedures, provided that the service of creating and activating a new account for the customer on the Digital Egypt platform will be made available through post offices at a later stage.
Post offices participating in providing the service will operate during the evening period
He explained that the post offices participating in providing the service will operate during the evening period until six in the evening, in order to provide the opportunity for the largest possible number of citizens to benefit from the service.
Egyptian Post called on citizens wishing to apply to ensure that they have an activated account on the Egypt Digital Platform before heading to the specific post offices to provide the service. To ensure that the service is performed with the required speed and accuracy.
