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Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office warns residents of DMV text scam alert
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office is warning the community of a text message scheme in which scammers pose as the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. Citizens have been receiving threatening text messages to pay an outstanding traffic ticket. The text reads as follows: Outstanding traffic ticket due by June 1st, if you do not comply by June 1st, we will take the following actions: Report to DMV violation data base, suspend vehicle registration starting June 2nd, suspend driving privileges for 30 days, transfer to toll booth and charge 35% service fee, you may be prosecuted, and your credit score will be affected. The VBSO advises the public to not click the link included in the text and to delete the message. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
3 days ago
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- CBS News
New text message scam claiming to be PennDOT puts drivers on alert, "Do not click on any of it."
Another day, another scam to be worried about, and once again, it's coming in by text message, claiming to be from PennDOT. The "warning" from the Pennsylvania Department of Motor Vehicles is dire: pay by today or else. "All of those texts are not from PennDOT, and they are a scam," said PennDOT's Aimee Inama. She said, despite the text message claiming that you have an outstanding ticket, and if you don't pay the balance, your vehicle registration will be suspended, your driver's license will be suspended for a month, and even more, know that PennDOT doesn't send texts about traffic violations or fines. Screenshot of the PennDOT text message scam KDKA So, if you get the text, drive happily on your way, and ignore the threat that you will be prosecuted. "Do not click on any of the links and just report it as spam," Inama said. "Just delete it, get rid of it, and just know that it didn't come from PennDOT." The text even claims that your credit score will be affected. While it sounds very intimidating and authentic, there is one tell above all to be on the lookout for showing that it's a scam. The message not only claims to be from PennDOT, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, but also the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Motor Vehicles. There is no such department in Pennsylvania. The closest thing is the PennDOT Division of Drivers and Vehicle Services. If you've received this message, you can report it to PennDOT on their website right here.
Daily Mail
10-05-2025
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- Daily Mail
It's the most confronting part of prostate cancer recovery men don't talk about. After trying everything, HAYDN REID bravely reveals how he reclaimed what he thought he'd lost
I was in my office, going through paperwork like any normal day, when the text came through. It was short, clinical.
