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Are those “outstanding payment” SMS alerts about toll or parking fees in Dubai actually real?

According to Parkin, many of these messages are scams designed to trick residents into clicking fake links and sharing financial details, and while some motorists admit the texts look convincing at first—often mimicking systems like DARB—most say they’ve grown more cautious, pointing to red flags such as unknown numbers, urgent payment demands, and generic wording, with a common opinion emerging that it’s safer to ignore such messages and verify any dues only through official platforms.