Scam warnings have been issued in multiple states over criminals pretending to be from the Department of Motor Vehicles. The fraud scheme—which sees the attacker issue fake traffic tickets in order to get them to click on an unsafe link—has been reported in Florida,

By Mark Zdechlik The Minnesota Department of Public Safety said people are receiving scam text messages that threaten penalties if they do not pay up. Department officials are asking people to delete and disregard the messages.

El Paso County Sheriff warns of a scam involving "DMV Final Notice" and "E-ZPass" texts, advising recipients to ignore links and protect their information.