Dhaka, April 23 -- The Bangladesh Police and the road transport regulator have cautioned motorists against a sophisticated phishing scam involving fraudulent text messages that claim the recipient has unpaid speeding fines.

Private sector employee Mahinur Begum received an SMS on Tuesday saying, "You have an outstanding speeding fine, please pay immediately."

She later asked her university-going son to check the message. After reviewing it, they suspected a fraud network using detailed vehicle owner data.

Over the past few days, similar messages have been reported by vehicle owners across the country in multiple car and motorcycle-related Facebook groups.

On Wednesday night, Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) said in a Faceboo...