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By Austin Mattes

Ticket Payment Scam

Be aware of recently reported texting scams

Sep 17, 2024 | 3:53 PM

The City of North Battleford does not want you to pay for tickets via text message.

Numerous people this week have received text messages from an unknown source asking them to “pay their ticket” with a link provided in the text.

The Battlefords RCMP and City of North Battleford explained they do not offer any options to pay tickets via text or for any provincial fines/tickets issued by Community Safety Officers.

For bylaw tickets issued by the City of North Battleford, the options for payment are:

– Online on the City of North Battleford website

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– In person at City Hall between 8:30am and 4:30pm.

– The secure drop box slot by the North Door at City Hall Drop near the corner of 13th Ave/101st Street.

– By mail to 1291-101st Street, PO Box 460, North Battleford, SK, S9A 2Y6

For provincial tickets/fines that are issued by Battlefords RCMP and North Battleford Community Safety Officers, methods of payment are easily indicated on the back of tickets and payment via text message is not an option.

Anyone with questions or that has received a text they possibly think is a scam, call the Battlefords RCMP non-emergency line at 306-446-1720.