The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office is warning residents about scam messages posing as municipal courts, often the Philadelphia Municipal Court, demanding immediate payment for tickets or court appearances and threatening fines or license suspensions. Officials stress that government agencies do not conduct official business through unsolicited texts and advise residents not to click suspicious links. Anyone who receives such a message should report it as spam and file a complaint with the Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.
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