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Tommy Carcetti

(43,982 posts)
22. It's a common scam.
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 10:07 AM
Thursday

I’ve been getting them. Everyone’s been getting them.

Delete and mark as spam. Don’t answer them.

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These kinds of scams have been around forever. All they need is an email address. Ocelot II Wednesday #1
They have new meaning these days when we all need our driver's license to ward off over-zealous Trump cops. Baitball Blogger Wednesday #6
I got such a scam text on Feb. 26. I think they began popping up in the pre-DOGE era. John1956PA Wednesday #2
Sounds like a scam. Are you sure it is actually from a real Florida Department? emulatorloo Wednesday #3
I get at least 3 scam phone calls a day. multigraincracker Wednesday #4
It's a scam. The ones I get are for toll fees... ananda Wednesday #5
I don't use toll roads in the Philippines. JustABozoOnThisBus Thursday #10
Scam, total scam ZDU Wednesday #7
The number of scams I get a day has more than doubled recently. MLAA Wednesday #8
I have been hit by both tolls and tickets scam attempts recently Easterncedar Thursday #9
Personally, I attribute it to the shuttering of agencies like the CFPB. Hugin Thursday #11
Trust me this started way before DOGE William769 Thursday #12
Same, but from West Virginia... róisín_dubh Thursday #13
It's a scam Dorian Gray Thursday #14
With a scammer pretending to be our president, I look Emile Thursday #15
There were electric billboards Conjuay Thursday #16
No, it's a Chinese scam Renew Deal Thursday #17
You could call your DMV office and double check. nt allegorical oracle Thursday #18
No need. They aren't going to text Renew Deal Thursday #21
Ongoing scam mcar Thursday #19
I got one of those also Ghost of Tom Joad Thursday #20
It's a common scam. Tommy Carcetti Thursday #22
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