STATE INVESTIGATING LICENSE ‘PFISHING’ SCAM

  

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is investigating numerous reports from citizens about unsolicited emails requesting personal information.

The Department said the email appears to target Texans who have driver's licenses and asks them to validate their information with the TDLR.  Officials say they did not send any emails to anyone asking for validation of information.

They are asking people to delete the emails immediately and don't click on any links to confirm or provide information.

What is concerning to officials is that the email appears to come from someone within the department, however, the return email address does not belong to the agency.

The email tells people to validate their information before December 24, or their license renewal could be delayed. The TDLR said it never sent an email like this and doesn't ask people to validate information through a link in an email.

State officials say if you clicked the link, change your email password immediately, as well as any other account associated with that password.