The department shared that warning on social media Friday morning, encouraging motorists to ignore and delete any scam texts they receive.
"These messages are fraudulent. We do not notify residents via text regarding the status of unpaid violations," the DMV wrote.
Friday's warning is not the first time in the last year that state officials have warned residents about text scams, or even about text scams involving the DMV.
Last June, Connecticut State Police put out a notice warning residents that scammers were sending texts claiming that the recipients had unpaid parking tickets that needed to be paid by June 5.
If the tickets were not paid, the texts falsely claimed, the recipients could face penalties ranging from suspension of their license or vehicle registration to criminal prosecution.
In February, just before Valentine's Day, the state Department of Consumer Protection warned residents that they could be at risk of "romance scammers," individuals who pose online as romantic partners but refuse to meet in person, and construct a false relationship often built around a false persona, to access the victim's finances.
"Romance scammers use deceptive tactics to intentionally steal your heart. Then they take your money," officials said.
In a news release Wednesday, the DCP said they wanted to issue the warning at a time when many people might be meeting someone new in person or online.
And last month, the Better Business Bureau reported that scam callers were harassing residents with false claims that they were flagging tax filing issues on behalf of the Internal Revenue Service.
"While those companies may sound legitimate," a BBB Serving Connecticut news release said at the time, "the bad actors behind these phone calls are actually phishing for personal and financial information from their targets."
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