Fake TraffiTech-GH Fine Texts: How to Spot a Fake Traffic Fine SMS Before You Pay

Short answer: a real TraffiTech-GH notice comes only from the sender ID GPS-MTTD, never from a normal phone number, and is paid only on www.ghana.gov.gh or with *222#. Do not tap links in a fine message: type www.ghana.gov.gh yourself and enter the ticket number to see the evidence. If a message asks you to send money to a personal mobile money number, it is a scam. Report it to the police on 191 or the toll-free 18555.

Why the scam is coming back now

Fake fine texts are not new. In February 2026, before the system even started, the police arrested seven people in Ada and Winneba for sending fake traffic fine notices "purportedly issued by the Service" with links to pay. The money went to Telecel Cash numbers registered in other people's names. Now that the real system is live (from 1 November 2026), real notices are arriving, which makes the fake ones easier to believe.

Real notice or fake? Check these five things

1. The sender. Real: GPS-MTTD. Fake: a phone number (054…, 020…), "Police Ghana", "MTTD Fine" or anything else. The MTTD says genuine messages never come from a telephone number.
2. The link. The police warn that a message with a clickable link is likely a scam. Do not tap it. Open www.ghana.gov.gh yourself, check the address is exactly that, and enter the ticket number.
3. Where the money goes. Real fines go to the government through Ghana.gov or *222#. A request to send MoMo to a person, an "agent" or an "officer's number" is fake. The police say you should never send money to a personal number or private account for a TraffiTech-GH fine.
4. The details. A real notice has a ticket number, your vehicle number, the offence, the date, time and place, the amount and a deadline. Check the vehicle number is yours. You can dial *220# to see whether the vehicle really has a fine.
5. The pressure. Real notices give you 14 days. Messages threatening arrest "today", or offering a "discount if you pay now" to a number, are scams.

Other tricks to expect

• A phone call from someone saying they are from MTTD and can "clear" your fine if you pay them by MoMo. Hang up.
• An officer asking for cash for a TraffiTech-GH fine. The police say: do not pay.
• Look-alike websites such as ghana-gov-pay or a link that only looks like Ghana.gov. Type the address yourself.
• "Refund" texts saying you were fined by mistake and need to send your PIN or a code to get money back. Nobody needs your PIN. Similar fake DVLA messages are explained in the DVLA vehicle tax refund scam.

Already paid a fake fine?

1. Call your mobile money provider (MTN, Telecel or AT) at once with the transaction ID and ask them to block or reverse it.
2. Report it to the police on 191 or 18555, and to the Cyber Security Authority on 292.
3. Report the number on TrustCheck so the next driver who checks it sees the warning.

Not sure about a payment message? Paste it into Is this MoMo message real? or check the number on TrustCheck.

Last checked: 1 November 2026, the day TraffiTech-GH went live. Rules and amounts can change: the Ghana Police Service TraffiTech-GH page (police.gov.gh) and your own notice are the final word.