Findlay Police Department Warning Residents About “Violations and Fines Office” Email Scam

The Findlay Police Department is receiving calls about online scam where an area resident was sent an email claiming to be from the “Violations and Fines Office”.

The title of the email states “Notice of Traffic Violation”.

The email alleges that the account holder had violated a traffic law in downtown Findlay and is required to pay a fine within 72 hours at the online payment center.

The email provides a link to direct the account holder to a payment page and states that it is an “automated message sent on behalf of the Violations and Fines Office.”

While Findlay Municipal Court does accept online payments for traffic violations, they do not send out notices of violations such as this.

For actual violations, a paper citation will be issued at the time of stop, or investigation by a law enforcement officer with directions on how to resolve it.

Residents should be aware of this and do not respond to the phishing scam.