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Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Yahoo
Scam texts claiming to be DMV received nationwide; How to spot a scam, what to do if you get one
People all over the country are getting scam texts that claim they owe the BMV money. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] News Center 7's Taylor Robertson got this message today and looked into who is getting them and what you should do if you get one LIVE on News Center 7 at 11. The State Registrar Charlie Norman says there are some obvious red flags in these scam texts. The first red flag is that they claimed they were the 'Ohio Department of Vehicles,' which is really called the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. TRENDING STORIES: 'Flamingo felons' arrested after statue stolen for second time Argument leads to deadly shooting in Fairborn, police say Kettering Health Cyberattack: Here's what is being done for patients with sensitive info on dark web The text claims that there are outstanding fees and, if not paid soon, you could have your car registration suspended, lose your license, transfer the fee to a toll booth with an extra fee, face charges or have it impact your credit score. Janet Smith, who lives in Xenia, got one of these texts today. 'The fact that it's going to affect so many things, the credit score was the biggest one,' Smith said. 'The first thing I thought is 'okay, this is a scam.'' Norman says this is a phishing scam. The scammers want you to click the link so they can get ahold of your money. 'If you think about it, let's say a million texts get sent out by a scammer for a penny a piece,' Norman said. 'You know it's $1,000, that's a low investment. If you get just a fraction of those million people to respond, you can definitely have a higher return.' Carla Greene got the message too, she feels that these days, scams are abundant. 'They seem to be a part of life anymore,' Carla Greene said. Greene says anytime she gets an unusual text, she looks up the number online. 'It just takes a little bit of research to make sure, before you do anything, you know and look before you act,' Greene said. Norman says anytime you get a text that seems urgent, like you might be in trouble if you don't act fast, that's a sign it's not safe. If you get one of these scam texts and want to check the status of your license, you can do that with the BMV. Norman recommends reporting these scams to the Federal Trade Commission. By reporting them, you help spread the word more quickly when new scams pop up. If you click a suspicious link, Norman says you should make a report with your local police department. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
BBC News
05-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Greater Lincolnshire mayor Andrea Jenkyns in the BBC hot seat
The Greater Lincolnshire mayor Dame Andrea Jenkyns has been in the hot seat on BBC Radio Reform UK representative was elected last month after recieving 42% of the Andrea was taking questions from presenter Carla Greene, as well as those from are the four big takeaways from what she had to say – and you can listen to the full interview on BBC Sounds. 1. Trade college to be built Matthew Burke from Grimsby wants to see more job opportunities in North East Lincolnshire. The 33-year-old said: "Look at what other cities are doing and just try and bring that to Grimsby."Bringing investment to the local area is a key role of the Greater Lincolnshire Andrea announced she wanted to build a trade college in the area. She said: "We know right across the country we've got a shortage of plasterers, plumbers, builders. "Lecturers make more money in the private sector than actually teaching so we need to look at that skills gap." 2. Fair funding across the region Dame Andrea was asked specifically what she would be doing to help people in Northern responded: "I don't have this silo approach".The mayor was keen to stress that she would not be favouring one part of the region over another and said her role would help to bring a better said: "The good thing about a mayor is that you've got an overview of the whole county so you can ensure fair funding across the area."You can't have one part missing out." 3. Improvements to the care sector Corrina Pett is a mental health support worker in North Lincolnshire. She said she wanted to see more unemployed people trained to help fill the gaps in the care said: "There shouldn't be a shortage with the amount of unemployed people here."Dame Andrea said she wanted to change attitudes towards the sector."These are valuable roles and they're not to be looked down on."It's about working with the councils, colleges and care providers to ensure school leavers see this career as a viable option." 4. Transport plans Bill, a BBC Radio Humberside listener, asked why the East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire area missed out on billions of pounds worth of investment for transport Rachel Reeves announced on Wednesday funding for tram, train and bus schemes in mayoral authorities across the Midlands, the North and the West Andrea Jenkyns said she wanted to come up with a fully costed transport plan for Greater Lincolnshire and promised to fight the business case for more transport investment for the said: "The Government has given money where they've got Labour mayors and this is why we need to clean up politics."The mayor made transport one of the key pillars of her election campaign by pledging to create investment in major roads such as the A15, A52 and A17, along with "proper integration between buses, trains and cars".HM Treasury for a comment. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
