Amarillo Police Warn About New DMV Text Scam

Well, we all get them, right? Those annoying phone calls with someone claiming to be from the Amarillo Police Department, or some other city organization. They tell you that you haven't paid your water bill, or that you have a warrant out for your arrest.

99% of the time, those calls are fake, and any call like that from the Amarillo Police Department is most definitely not real. Look, police aren't going to call you and say they're on their way to arrest you. Why give you the chance to run?

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Text Messages Beginning To Circulate

I got a strange text message on Thursday, and it came from the Colorado DMV of all places. Now, full transparency, I have a Colorado phone number. I never changed it when I moved to Texas. The text stated that I had an unpaid traffic citation and that my vehicle registration would be suspended beginning March 13, and that my driving privileges would be revoked for 30 days.

Guess what, Colorado? I don't have a vehicle registered in Colorado, so you can't suspend my registration. Other fun tidbits inside it were that legal action may be pursued, and my credit score could be impacted. My credit score? Seriously? Come on, nice try, guys.

Amarillo Police Warn Of Similar Texts

Well, Amarillo is starting to see similar texts, and it's possible it's the same scam, as the messaging appears to be the same. Amarillo Police gave some tips to be able to determine if you've received a scam text.

First off, the Texas DMV doesn't issue tickets, so they aren't the ones that would be sending a text to inform you. The next thing you need to ask yourself is, did you receive a ticket? If you didn't, it's more than likely a scam. If you DID get a ticket, it'll have the contact info on it that you need in order to take care of it. Don't click on any suspicious links in a text.