Mass. RMV warns text scams are getting smarter
Why it matters: Registrar Colleen Ogilvie is trying to fight back. She told Axios the RMV never requests personal information or payment via text messaging.
The RMV only uses texts for informational purposes.
State of play: The fraudulent messages threaten license suspension and registration revocation. They direct recipients to fake websites that may look legitimate but are designed to steal credit card information.
Ogilvie said the RMV is facing a third iteration of text scams that now reference MassDOT specifically to appear more legitimate.
Previous versions of the scam targeted EZPass users or used generic "DMV" terminology that wouldn't apply to Massachusetts.
Ogilvie said artificial intelligence appears to be reducing telltale spelling errors in the texts.
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