Undocumented immigrants are targeted by scammers offering fake California driver's licenses

Undocumented immigrants are the target of scammers who They offer alleged California driver’s licenses through messages on social networks apparently legal and with the minimum of requirements.

The desire and desperation to obtain identification, such as a driver’s license, can lead interested people to fall into an economic scambut that can also lead to a bigger problem.

“I saw an ad on Instagram, where it said that they helped you get legal licenses. They had the logo of the California Department of Motor Vehicles“José Guerra, a Texas resident, told the Univision network, who acknowledged that desperation to obtain the document led him to trust the message.

Guerra mentioned that it was a martyrdom when police officers stopped him and asked him why he did not have a license. In this situation, decided to send the people in the message a part of the money they are supposedly requesting to start the process.

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“I ended up sending $250 dollars, because they told me that The other $250 dollars were given when I received the license, but I never received it.“War said.

It was at that moment when He realized it was a fraud.so he decided not to continue with the license request.

However, the matter did not end there, because Later he began to receive threats.

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“They told me they were going to kill me”They told me that if I didn’t hand over $2,000 more, they were going to mess with my family,” Guerra added.

The group of scammers claimed to belong to international criminal groupsin addition to threatening him with sending immigration agents to deport him to Mexico.

Despite the threats, Guerra filed a report with local police.

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Retired Los Angeles Police Department Detective Moisés Castillo told the population that government agencies They do not do this type of advertising through social networksand less through intermediaries.

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“It’s a horrible scam. Don’t give your details, don’t give any money. It is better to go to the office in person if you believe it is a government agency,” Castillo recommended to avoid a possible case of identity theft, as well as a financial scam.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) warned the public that never engage with someone who says they represent the agency via social media and that offers you some procedure or service in exchange for a payment of money.

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The officials reported that the interested parties You can apply for a license online or in person.and to obtain the document they must comply with written and vision tests.

The DMV reiterated that people applying for a California driver’s license must reside in the Golden State.

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