Police are warning people about a scam that tells them to pay fines for fake traffic offences abroad.

A St. Davids resident received his letter from Gran Canaria.

 The letter gives just five days to pay fines and costs totalling 129 euros, about £85.

 It came from Deuda Recaudar Alguacil y Exigir Servicios (DRAYES) and others are from Medio de Corte Credito Recoudado Estorbar Exigir (MCCREE).

 The letter is addressed from Madrid and gives details of a bank account the money should be paid into.

It does not explain the nature of the traffic violation or when it was committed.

But it gives the date of the court ruling as March 3, 2004.

The letter reads: "Failure to comply with this writ will result in the Spanish authorities seeking compensation via the British judicial system and a county court judgement being placed upon you. You will also be liable for any further expenses."

 The man states that he last visited  Gran Canaria in 1995 and never drove a car while there, thought the letter suspicious and contacted his local police.

Detective Sergeant, Sean Johnston, of the Dyfed-Powys Police Fraud Squad, said: "Obviously the fine should not be paid - this is a scam.

"Like all scams these days, either by post or email, the advice for everyone is to thoroughly check the veracity of the information by contacting the appropriate authorities, who would always be happy to verify the paperwork is genuine."

"Do not send any money to any unusual kind of request like this, unless you first confirm it is genuine."