Crime & Safety

Andover Police Warn Residents About New Scam

Police are telling residents how to avoid falling prey to a new scam.

ANDOVER, MA — Police are warning residents about a scam that involves text messages purporting to be from the Registry of Motor Vehicles.

Andover police posted the following on Facebook:

We've been alerted to a new #scam that's received via text message (see photo). The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles does not conduct business via threatening texts! If you do receive one of these, please go to the Federal Trade Commission website and fill out a fraud/scam report.

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For more information on this scam, please visit the Mass RMV's scam link at https://www.mass.gov/.../rmv-cautions-public-to-beware-of...Stay safe!

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