ZFE in Rouen: residents victims of Crit’Air sticker scams
By Adrian Filoche
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While the Metropolis of Rouen imposes the purchase of a Crit’Air thumbnail with the implementation of the ZFE-m (Zone with Low Emissions Mobility) from 1uh September 2022, several residents were victims scams or of attempts at deception when purchasing their sticker.
On the Facebook page Rouen Le Mag, several report trickery through fraudulent SMS or even fake websites. At the end of June 2022, Stéphanie, a resident of Saint-Aubin-Epinay (Seine-Maritime), almost got herself had. She tells us what happened.
60 euros… instead of 3.70
“I simply typed ‘purchase Crit’Air sticker’ in the search bar, and I went to the first site I was offered, without asking myself too many questions,” she says. . At first glance, everything seems to be in order: the price indicated is 3.70 euros. Stéphanie continues her purchase. But at the time of the request for confirmation from his bank, the sum changed, rising to 60 euros.
“I’m a little gullible, but I still pay a little attention,” admits the resident of Saint-Aubin-Epinay. She then understands that there is a problem and cancels her purchase. “I almost got caught, until the end, it was indicated that I was going to pay 3.70 euros. It was all the same well put together, this anarque. »
An official site to buy your sticker
She then inquires with her town hall, and finally allows access to the official site to order her sticker. “In June, there was not a lot of information about it. I guess it’s not just me who got screwed, ”she notes.
On the Rouen le Mag page, other people testify to similar scams. “Same for me. Fortunately, I had a request for authorization from my bank, “says a user who almost got tricked by the same process. Others explain having received text messages referring to a site to buy the sticker. Again, a scam, with a much higher amount than usual.
The Metropolis of Rouen confirms having heard of the problem: “We know that certain sites presenting themselves as official issue the sticker for a cost sometimes more than ten times higher than normal. This is why the City and the Metropolis have been communicating regularly in recent weeks on the link to use to obtain its sticker on the official State website. »
As a reminder, the sticker can be purchased on the official website www.certificat-air.gouv.fr/for the sum of 3.70 euros.
For its part, the Departmental Directorate of Public Security of Seine-Maritime indicates that it has not heard of complaints for scams of this type.
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