{"id":214763,"date":"2026-04-01T17:12:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/214763\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:12:27","slug":"miami-dade-warns-of-text-scams-about-unpaid-traffic-citations-nbc-6-south-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/214763\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami-Dade warns of text scams about unpaid traffic citations \u2013 NBC 6 South Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Miami-Dade tax collector is warning the public: don’t fall for text messages claiming to be from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV). <\/p>\n

It’s a scam, officials say, and behind it are people trying to steal your money and information. <\/p>\n

Here’s what to look out for. <\/p>\n

The scam<\/p>\n

Fake text messages have been circulating throughout the community falsely claiming to be from the FLHSMV regarding unpaid traffic citations, the office of the tax collector said in a news release.<\/a><\/p>\n

The messages instruct recipients to click on a link or make a payment to resolve an alleged violation.<\/p>\n

“These messages are scams and are not affiliated with the Miami-Dade County Tax Collector\u2019s Office or the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles,” officials say. <\/p>\n

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The Miami-Dade tax collector is warning the public: don’t fall for text messages claiming to be from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV). <\/p>\n

What to do if you receive the scam text<\/p>\n

Residents are urged not to click on any links contained in the messages. Instead, delete the message immediately and report it as spam.<\/p>\n

If you’re ever unsure about a message claiming to be from a government agency, contact the appropriate agency directly through its official website or phone number.<\/p>\n

Reminder for residents<\/p>\n

The Miami-Dade County Tax Collector\u2019s Office and the FLHSMV do not send text messages requesting payment or asking residents to click on links for traffic violations.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur office is committed to protecting Miami-Dade residents from fraud and keeping the community informed,\u201d said Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez. \u201cIf you receive one of these messages, do not engage with it. Always verify any official communication through trusted government sources.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Miami-Dade tax collector is warning the public: don’t fall for text messages claiming to be from the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":214764,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124,1064,5854],"class_list":["post-214763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-miami-dade","tag-scams"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}