| SMS text phishing (SMiShing) scams impersonating the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) or the obsolete New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) continue to be reported to the NJCCIC. The messages claim that the user has an outstanding traffic ticket and payment is due. If not paid by the deadline, the user will have their vehicle registration and driving privileges suspended, receive a toll booth charge increase, and their credit score will be affected. The URL displayed in the message includes “njmvc” and “pay” to appear legitimate; however, the URL contains a “.icu” top-level domain (TLD) instead of the official “.gov” TLD. The message itself does not permit the user to click the included link directly, but instead instructs them to reply to the message with “Y” and reopen the message to click the link or to copy the URL to their browser. |