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Don’t fall for a fake text message that appears to come from the state’s Motor Vehicle Division asking people to “validate” their driver’s licenses.
The texts started going out earlier this month, according to the agency, and are nothing more than an effort to vacuum up Social Security numbers and other personal information. They do that by including a link that people are supposed to follow to see details and make the validation.
The texts are not coming from MVD, and the agency is encouraging people not to click on the link.
“The messages appear to be a scam known as ‘smishing,’ similar to the email scam known as ‘phishing’ but which instead uses texting (SMS) to lure in victims,” according to a scam alert.