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REGIONAL TEXT SCAM CONTINUES

todaySeptember 5, 2025

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(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Sheriff’s Association, along with all area Sheriff’s Departments, are still warning regional residents to beware of a bogus text message from the Illinois Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Authorities say the texts are a scam, mostly claiming the residents have unpaid traffic tickets and therefore threatens to suspend the person’s driver’s license and/or vehicle registration unless it is paid immediately. Those receiving such a text should ignore and delete them. Go to ilsos.gov for more details.

Written by: Faith Speaks

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