Fake 'Speeding Fine' Texts Are Going Around — Could You Actually Spot the Scam?

Sri Lanka's digital economy ministry put out a public warning this week after scammers started sending SMS messages posing as police, claiming you've been caught speeding and demanding instant payment through fake GovPay-style links. The real GovPay system never asks for urgent payment or personal details by text, but plenty of drivers don't know that distinction until they're already worried about losing their licence. One side says this is on the government: official SMS reminders for real fines trained people to expect exactly this kind of message, so the scam works precisely because it mimics normal practice. The other side says it's on drivers to slow down and verify through the official RMV or police channel before clicking anything, scam or not. Either way, moving fines online was supposed to cut queues and corruption, not open a new door for fraud. Did you or someone you know get one of these texts? What tipped you off, or did you almost pay before checking? මෙහෙම SMS එකක් ආවොත් ඉක්මනින් pay කරන්න එපා - RMV එකෙන් හරියටම confirm කරලා බලන්න.