The Attala County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a recent surge in scam attempts targeting locals through text messages, emails, and social media.
According to reports, scammers are impersonating the Mississippi Department of Motor Vehicles and threatening legal action over unpaid tolls or penalties. Authorities stress that these messages are fraudulent.
Residents are urged not to share personal or financial information, click suspicious links, or send payments—especially via gift cards, a common scam tactic.
Anyone who receives such a message should report it to local law enforcement, the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office, the Federal Trade Commission, or the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center.
Shelia Pumphrey
June 10, 2025 at 6:47 AMGot one ~ 💵 ☎️ 🙋🏻♀️
Karin
June 10, 2025 at 7:21 AMI get these texts all the time and very sick of them!
Watcher
June 10, 2025 at 9:19 AMI got the exact one they were talking about from the DMV. I called the DMV and was told it was a scam, but it looked real. I reported it as Scam.
JA
June 10, 2025 at 1:24 PMI got the same one saying they was from DMV I just blocked them the man got real ugly with me