York County Sheriff’s Office warns about text message scams

​YORK COUNTY -- YORK COUNTY – The York County Sheriff’s Office and the York Police Department, along with the Nebraska State Patrol, are warning about text message scams.

​Law enforcement agencies have been receiving reports of this phishing scam through text messaging. Authorities say this is similar to previous scams – however, the link has Nebraska in the URL.
Law enforcement officials say, “This is a scam. Do not click the link or copy it to a browser. The Nebraska Department of Vehicles will not text you.”
They also included the accompanying graphic to show what this text message looks like.
“Never click a link to an unknown-sender text message,” the YSO says. “Please be careful on any links you click from numbers you do not recognize.”
“None of these text messages are legitimate,” said Nebraska Department of Vehicles Director Rhonda Lamm. “The Nebraska DMV does not send any such official notice via text message. Thank you to the many Nebraskans who have reported this scam quickly to several law enforcement agencies.”
The aim of this phishing scam is most likely to steal personal or financial information. They say, “Do not click on the link.”
“Scammers can be relentless, but there’s a rule of thumb to protect yourself from this type of scam,” said Colonel Bryan Waugh, superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “Never click links or provide personal or financial information on unsolicited messages. If you think the message may be legitimate, go directly to the source and initiate contact yourself rather than clicking the unsolicited link.”