The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is warning Minnesotans to watch out for scam text messages that appear to be from the “Minnesota Department of Motor Vehicles” or “DPSMN.”
These fake messages claim the recipient needs to pay for outstanding traffic tickets and threaten consequences if they do not pay. Some Minnesotans have received several messages that became more and more demanding, according to the Department of Public Safety.
Public Safety will never communicate about traffic tickets or ask for payment through text message. If a Minnesota resident receives one of these texts, here is what the department recommends doing:
Do not click on any links in the message, give personal information or send money.
Mark the text as spam and delete it without responding.
If a recipient is concerned the message is real, they can reach out to the Driver and Vehicle Services division of DPS at drive.mn.gov with questions.
If people have already paid for these fake tickets, they can file a report with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov.
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