La. OMV warns drivers of impostor motor vehicle websites Louisiana State Police (Source: Louisiana State Police) By Josh Auzenne | March 15, 2021 at 12:27 PM CDT - Updated March 15 at 6:02 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) issued a warning to drivers in the state that there are some third-party websites that are preying on them to obtain their personal data.
Officials said the sites are collecting credit card information and overcharging people for online vehicle registration services.
Drivers are encouraged to only use www.expresslane.org for online registration renewals.
“We have had reports from our citizens who were deceived into providing sensitive information to other websites,” said OMV Commissioner Karen St. Germain. “We encourage our customers to utilize our online services when they can, but they should be aware of the dangers associated with some third-party websites.”
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Seems like every time you turn around these days, another shady person or entity has figured a way to circumnavigate the system and scam the public out of hard earned dollars.
In a story from the Louisiana Radio Network, we find that now there are a large number of imposter Office of Motor Vehicle websites popping up as of late and the official Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles has issued a warning for all potential customers about these operators.
According to Matt Boudreaux, spokesperson for the OMV, these are actually private companies that use paid websites offering renewal services. And with those services come extra fees. Fees not charged with the official OMV site. Additionally, these sites are known to save consumers personal information and will later automatically charge customers when it is time for renewal. Essentially it becomes somewhat like an auto renew contract clause. Again, something the
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Louisiana OMV Warns Customers of Imposter Motor Vehicle Websites
The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles is warning citizens of third-party websites obtaining residents’ personal data and credit card information in addition to overcharging citizens for online vehicle registration services.
Posted: Mar 15, 2021 12:19 PM
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The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) is warning citizens of third-party websites obtaining residents’ personal data and credit card information in addition to overcharging citizens for online vehicle registration services. These websites are privately owned by for-profit companies and are not affiliated with any state government agency.
“We have had reports from our citizens who were deceived into providing sensitive information to other websites,” said OMV Commissioner Karen St. Germain. “We encourage our customers to utilize our online services when they can, but they should be aware of the dangers associated with s