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City of Vienna Warns of New Scam

Von . - 7.10.2025 16:54 (Akt. 7.10.2025 18:00)

Die Stadt Wien warnt vor Fake-Inkasso-Mails. ©Pixabay/Canva

The city of Vienna warns of a scam involving fake collection emails about "parking fines".

The city of Vienna has received reports of emails in which a collection agency named COEO-Inkasso demands alleged "parking fines" on behalf of the city. Among other things, recipients are offered a "settlement with a 50% discount" if they acknowledge the claim.

City of Vienna provides tips against scam

The MA 67 - Parking Space Monitoring emphasizes that there is no cooperation between the city of Vienna and "COEO-Inkasso". The mentioned emails are fake messages.

This is how the scam can be recognized:

Ungewöhnliche Zahlungsaufforderungen per E-Mail, inkl. "Sofortrabatt" oder Vergleichsangebot
Verweis auf eine "Vereinbarung mit der Stadt Wien"
Zahlungslinks oder QR-Codes in der E-Mail

The city of Vienna advises:

Nicht antworten, nicht klicken, nicht zahlen.
Die Nachricht löschen.
Bei Unsicherheit: den offiziellen Bescheid bzw. die gestempelten Zahlungsinformationen der Stadt Wien prüfen.
Verdachtsfälle an das Stadtservice Wien ( +43 1 4000-4001 ) melden.

The city of Vienna does not send fines via email through external collection agencies and does not offer 50% settlement offers. Payments are only possible through the methods specified in the official notice.

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