RALEIGH – The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) is warning North Carolinians about a new wave of scam text messages threatening license suspension, fines, and other penalties.
The message claims the recipient has an unpaid traffic ticket and directs them to a website that looks official but is not connected to the NCDMV.
"We will NEVER request payment by text. If you get one of these texts, don't respond. Instead, report it as spam and delete it," said
NCDMV Commissioner Paul Tine.
What to do
If you receive this message, do not click the link. Instead, report it to the Consumer Protection Division of the N.C. Attorney General's Office at https://ncdoj.gov/report-robocalls/. They track these scams and work with telecom providers to shut them down.
You can also report the message to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by sending it to 7726 (SPAM).
Read Attorney General's full press release