Hunt County is warning residents about illegitimate messages invoking the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles that appear connected to the Hunt County District Clerk’s Office. The county’s direction is straightforward: do not click a link, do not respond and do not retain the message.
The warning on Hunt County’s official website gives residents a local reason to be cautious. A separate TxDMV scam warning explains what the fraudulent notices are designed to do, the threats they may use and where suspicious messages can be reported.
For Hunt County residents who want to verify suspicious contact involving the District Clerk, the office’s published phone number is 903-408-4172. The office is at 2507 Lee St., second floor, in Greenville, and its weekday hours are 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m.
What the messages may claim
TxDMV says scammers send fake violation notices to obtain personal and financial information. The messages can threaten prosecution, suspension of a vehicle registration or loss of driving privileges. Those threats are among the specific warning signs identified by the agency.
The agency also provides a basic fact residents can use to test a message’s premise: TxDMV does not issue or collect toll or traffic fines. It also does not send unsolicited text messages about alleged registration violations.
That means a message should not be treated as legitimate merely because it invokes TxDMV, describes a violation or threatens an official consequence. When the message is an unsolicited text about an alleged registration violation, it conflicts with the agency’s stated practices. When it demands action over a toll or traffic fine in TxDMV’s name, it assigns the agency a role TxDMV says it does not have.
The Hunt County warning adds another local indicator. Residents may encounter an illegitimate TxDMV message that appears connected to the District Clerk’s Office. The county does not direct recipients to use the message to resolve the claim. It tells them not to engage with it.
A do-not-click checklist
If a message invokes TxDMV or appears connected to the Hunt County District Clerk’s Office, pause before taking any action through the message. Compare what it says with the official points above, then follow the instructions from the county and TxDMV.
- Do not click a link. Both Hunt County and TxDMV tell recipients not to click links in the suspicious messages.
- Do not reply. A response is also contrary to the instructions published by both public bodies.
- Remember what the scammers seek. TxDMV says the purpose of the fraudulent notices is to obtain personal and financial information.
- Do not keep the county-flagged message. Hunt County tells recipients not to retain the illegitimate messages described in its warning.
- Check the claim against TxDMV’s role. The agency says it neither issues nor collects toll or traffic fines and does not send unsolicited registration-violation texts.
The response does not depend on deciding which part of the message looks convincing. A TxDMV name, a claimed violation, a threat involving registration or driving privileges, or an apparent connection to a local office does not change the official direction: do not click and do not reply.
How to report a suspicious message
TxDMV advises recipients to report suspicious messages to either the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center or the Federal Trade Commission. Its official warning identifies both reporting options; residents can use that document as the source for the agency’s guidance.
Reporting does not require interacting with the message. TxDMV’s advice is to avoid clicking or replying and to report the suspicious contact. The agency’s warning is also clear about why the message matters: scammers are seeking personal and financial information, even though the notice presents itself as a violation issue.
Residents should keep the roles of the offices separate when assessing the claim. TxDMV is the source of the explanation about fraudulent violation texts and reporting. Hunt County is the source of the local alert about messages that appear connected to its District Clerk’s Office. The District Clerk’s official page provides a direct local verification route.
How to verify with the District Clerk
Anyone seeking to verify contact involving the Hunt County District Clerk can use the details on the official District Clerk page rather than a phone number or link presented in a suspicious message.
- Phone: 903-408-4172
- Address: 2507 Lee St., second floor, Greenville
- Public hours: Weekdays from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m.
Those contact details provide a county-published way to ask about the office without interacting with the suspect message. They do not change the instruction to avoid clicking, responding to or retaining the illegitimate message. They give residents a separate, official channel when the claimed connection to the District Clerk is what makes the contact seem credible.
The short version for Hunt County residents
Start with the two clearest checks. TxDMV says it does not issue or collect toll or traffic fines, and it does not send unsolicited texts alleging registration violations. A notice that says otherwise should not be handled through its own link or reply function.
If it also appears to be associated with the Hunt County District Clerk’s Office, follow the county alert: do not click, respond or retain it. For local verification, use 903-408-4172 or the office at 2507 Lee St., second floor, during its published weekday hours. For reporting, follow TxDMV’s direction to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center or the Federal Trade Commission.
