Florida DMV text scam 'serious threat' The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is warning drivers about a recent text message scam targeting Floridians.

Scammers are posing as employees of Florida’s “DMV,” called the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, the Tax Collector’s Office for Polk County warned residents.

The driver of a semi-truck was arrested after a crash on Florida’s Turnpike that killed three people from South Florida in ...