More states are cautioning residents to be wary of text message scams claiming to come from DMVs. The texts scams pose as messages from state Departments of Motor Vehicles, or DMVs. As of Friday,

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,

The scammer is pretending to be from the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles and is referencing unpaid traffic fines.