DMV Warns of Phishing Email, Text Scams

The Department of Motor Vehicles is warning drivers of rampant phishing attacks, including emails and text messages asking people to update their personal information for expiring government documents.

Some texts state the recipient has unpaid tolls and that they need to make payment immediately.

The messages “have been sent en masse… threatening license suspension, legal action, and credit damage if immediate payment is not made through a deceptive link,” Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez said in a statement.

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