04/02/2026
The NJCCIC is receiving incident reports from NJ residents regarding another SMS text phishing (SMiShing) scam campaign impersonating the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC). These messages claim that the user has an unpaid traffic violation with a payment deadline of March 18th. The text states administrative action is March 19th and failure to pay will result in recorded violation, driver's license suspension for up to 4 business days, and suspension of your vehicle registration. The links included in these campaigns often lead to fraudulent websites that attempt to extract personally identifiable information, financial details, or account credentials. The NJCCIC advises refraining from clicking included links or responding to these messages and instead reporting and deleting them.
The NJ MVC only sends text messages to remind residents about scheduled MVC appointments. It does not send text messages regarding driver’s licenses or vehicle registration status.
Report SMiShing messages to the NJCCIC at cyber.nj.gov/report.