The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles has launched a new website to help alert and educate consumers about scammers posing as the DMV and demanding payment or requesting personal information.

And while officially tied to Wisconsin — Michigan doesn’t have a DMV — much of what is posted on the new site still is good advice for handling scams. Michigan does have an overall site for all types of scams as well, at https://www.michigan.gov/consumerprotection/scams.

In a news release, the DMV calls the new website, wisconsindmv.gov/scams, a frontline resource to help consumers spot scams, learn how to protect themselves and provide guidance on what to do if they are caught up in a phishing scam attempt.

“Waves of fake emails and texts that look like they’re from

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