A new wave of scam text messages impersonating the California Department of Motor Vehicles prompted the agency to alert the public not to comply with the threats or offers of discounted services.

The text messages claim the recipients have unpaid tickets and threaten things like prosecution, suspension of vehicle registration and revocation of driving privileges or offer discounted registration fees, the division stated in a June 4 news release.

The text messages are written as if they were official communication from the division to entice the recipient "into clicking malicious links and divulging personal or financial information under the guise of settling non-existent violations," the division stated in the news release.

"The DMV does not offer discounts on vehicle registration rene

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