Friday, November 21, 2025
🚨 SCAM ALERT 🚨
SCAM ALERT money is owed for motor vehicle violations
Customers should not click on links in texts; Delete texts asking for payments
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is alerting the public to a scam circulating currently which involves texts stating a person owes money for outstanding motor vehicle violations and that the individual should contact the RMV immediately. The RMV will never text residents looking for payment for fines or for transactions. The RMV only accepts payments in-person or on the official RMV website: www.mass.gov/RMV.
A text scam targeting individuals notifies those individuals in part that, the communication is a, “Final Notice: Unpaid Traffic Violation – Payment Required...” The scam threatens “enforcement actions” if the payment is not made including the loss of a driving license and vehicle registration. The text should be deleted.
Only Mass.Gov/RMV should be used online for information or to perform many transactions, including when trying to renew a license or registration.
The following guidance is from the RMV:
In Massachusetts, the term “Registry of Motor Vehicles” and “RMV” are used, so log-off if the site references the “DMV” or the “Department of Motor Vehicles.”
At Mass.Gov/RMV, a person will never be charged to check on the status of a license, registration or title.
At Mass.Gov/RMV, there is no charge to access Registry forms and information.
At Mass.Gov/RMV, there is no charge to change an address on file.
The Registry actively posts online to warn about scams, including on X @MassRMV.
Reports of fraudulent websites can be directed to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office at http://www.mass.gov/.../consumer.../consumer-complaint.html and the Federal Trade Commission: https://www.ftc.gov/.
Customers with additional questions about how to identify and avoid scams can contact the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation by calling the Consumer Hotline at (617) 973-8787, or toll-free in Massachusetts at (888) 283-3757.
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