BMV Warns Customers of New Scam Text Messages
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- If someone receives this kind of text message, the BMV advises to look out for the possible signs of the text being a scam. Photo provided.
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- The BMV will never ask for urgent payments, and their website ends in .gov.
News Release
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles wants to warn its customers of new text message scams that are now strongly mimicking the BMV’s mobile website and improperly citing Indiana Code.
These messages should be considered fraudulent. The BMV urges the public to:
- Ignore these messages
- Do not click on any links
- Delete the message immediately
In recent months, scammers have been targeting Hoosiers with a variety of text messages impersonating the agency. Previously, fraudulent messages referred to the DMV; however, scammers have now altered the content to specifically reference the BMV and have created fake websites using colors similar to the BMV’s own website in an effort to appear more legitimate.
Representatives with the BMV want to make it clear that these messages are not from the Indiana BMV. The BMV does not send SMS text messages about outstanding penalties. In fact, the fees outlined in the messages are not ones that the agency actually collects.
For a list of known BMV related scams, please visit: in.gov/bmv/resources/consumer-scam-alerts/.