Ooo, a (bad) scam!
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Ooo, a (bad) scam!
I got a text from `wa . govfog . dev/mydmv` letting me know I owed $6.99 for "unsettled tolls".
That's odd...I don't have a car registered in my name

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WASHINGTON DOL COMPLIANCE NOTICE: Outstanding traffic citation requires payment by 04/01/26. Penalties include permanent record, registration termination, 30-day suspension & 35% surcharge. Pay now: [fake portal link]
"""None of the buttons on the site work, and the mobile formatting is bad, but I bet the payment button works.
It would be a shame if their web host and payment processor banned them and they got busted for impersonating a government agency.

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Ooo, a (bad) scam!
I got a text from `wa . govfog . dev/mydmv` letting me know I owed $6.99 for "unsettled tolls".
That's odd...I don't have a car registered in my name

β
οΈ"""
WASHINGTON DOL COMPLIANCE NOTICE: Outstanding traffic citation requires payment by 04/01/26. Penalties include permanent record, registration termination, 30-day suspension & 35% surcharge. Pay now: [fake portal link]
"""None of the buttons on the site work, and the mobile formatting is bad, but I bet the payment button works.
It would be a shame if their web host and payment processor banned them and they got busted for impersonating a government agency.

@alice This scam has been going nationwide for a while too. I've gotten several text messages saying basically the same thing but in my area.
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Ooo, a (bad) scam!
I got a text from `wa . govfog . dev/mydmv` letting me know I owed $6.99 for "unsettled tolls".
That's odd...I don't have a car registered in my name

β
οΈ"""
WASHINGTON DOL COMPLIANCE NOTICE: Outstanding traffic citation requires payment by 04/01/26. Penalties include permanent record, registration termination, 30-day suspension & 35% surcharge. Pay now: [fake portal link]
"""None of the buttons on the site work, and the mobile formatting is bad, but I bet the payment button works.
It would be a shame if their web host and payment processor banned them and they got busted for impersonating a government agency.

@alice@lgbtqia.space I really needed a good chuckle today β
β, and this does just that. -
Ooo, a (bad) scam!
I got a text from `wa . govfog . dev/mydmv` letting me know I owed $6.99 for "unsettled tolls".
That's odd...I don't have a car registered in my name

β
οΈ"""
WASHINGTON DOL COMPLIANCE NOTICE: Outstanding traffic citation requires payment by 04/01/26. Penalties include permanent record, registration termination, 30-day suspension & 35% surcharge. Pay now: [fake portal link]
"""None of the buttons on the site work, and the mobile formatting is bad, but I bet the payment button works.
It would be a shame if their web host and payment processor banned them and they got busted for impersonating a government agency.

@alice if only someone here had friends in cyber security lmao