Scam alert about fake traffic ticket texts

The Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is warning residents about a scam involving fake text messages about unpaid traffic tickets. The messages claim to be from the Department of Public Safety or the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and tell people to pay fines to avoid license suspension.

Officials confirm these agencies do not collect payments for traffic violations. Payments are handled only by the court clerk’s office. Anyone receiving such a message should delete it or report it as fraud…

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