SALT LAKE CITY — Parking in Salt Lake City can be hard enough without trying to avoid a scam looking to take your money. Salt Lake City officials are warning the public about text messages that claim to be from the city's parking services asking for payment for an unpaid invoice.

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Salt Lake City officials are warning residents that a texting scammer has been posing as the city's parking services provider. State of play: Some residents have received text messages alerting them to "unpaid" parking fees and directing them to a website that's not associated with the city.

Police are warning Utah residents about a fraudulent text message circulating that claims to be from Salt Lake City’s parking services provider regarding an “un