Florida Highway Patrol warns of traffic citation scam
The Florida Highway Patrol is warning drivers of a scam involving fraudulent traffic citations. In a news release sent Tuesday night, the agency said a company representing itself as the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles – or DHSMV – demands payment for “citations.” According to the agency, the scam goes like this. Drivers receive emails requesting payment of a citation within a certain timeframe. If the payment isn’t received on time, the company will demand a daily late…