AG warns of email scam over bogus traffic violations

CONCORD - New Hampshire's Attorney General's Office is warning residents of a fraudulent email purporting to be from New Hampshire Department of Motor Vehicles that demand payments for traffic violations.

The fake email notifies the recipient that he or she was cited with a traffic violation and then demands payment of the fine within 72 hours. The scam email contains links for "easy pay" or to contest the fine amount.

The email originates from a scam email address: "violations at citygovernment.co.gov".

The Department of Motor Vehicles does not notify drivers of any violations through email nor does it email requests for payment of fines, according to a joint press release from Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald and Director Elizabeth Bieleki, New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles.

Any person receiving this email should exercise caution, the press release notes, adding residents should take care not to click on any of the links contained in the scam email as this could infect your device with malicious malware and compromise sensitive information.

Additionally, it is suggested not to open any attachments contained in the suspicious emails or provide sensitive personal or financial information unless you have confirmed the person or organization requesting that information.

Any person can verify whether or not they have been cited for a traffic violation by calling the Department of Motor Vehicles at 603-227-4000. The Attorney General's Consumer Information Line is 1-888-468-4454.