
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The South Bend Police Department is warning residents about a scam text currently making the rounds in the region.
Police say the full text threatens to suspend your vehicle registration and driving privileges unless you click on a link to pay this "fine" by June 6.
The message claims to be from the "Indiana Department of Motor Vehicles," which is not a thing, and refers to the "North Indiana State Administrative Code," which police say is also fake.
Indiana has the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles which will use traditional mail to contact you regarding any issues about with your registration.
SBPD stated, as police officers, they have not been instructed to start "enforcing" any of this on June 7.
The full text also states it will "transfer to a toll booth and charge a 35 percent service fee."
You can also see the text comes from a strange email address.
Police say if you get this phony text, do not click any links and know that it doesn't mean you have an unpaid traffic ticket.
Police say one day it's a lost package at USPS, another day it's an unpaid toll. It's the same scam with different wordings.
You can view the full scam message below.