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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) The North Dakota Department of Transportation is alerting North Dakota residents about fraudulent telephone calls claiming to be from representatives of the driver’s license division.

Residents have reported receiving telephone calls that their driving privileges are in jeopardy and that fees must be paid in order to keep their driving privileges. The caller asks for personal information and then directs money to be sent to a California address.

North Dakota DOT spokeswoman Jamie Olson said some calls appear to be spoofing the phone number for the NDDOT.

She said the NDDOT does NOT make this type of phone call about driving privileges. This is a scam, designed to trick the recipient into giving out information to a scam artist. The NDDOT urges residents to hang up on these type of calls.

Residents who have questions about their driver’s license or these calls should contact the NDDOT at (701) 328-2601 or email their questions to the NDDOT email address: dot@nd.gov

General information about common consumer scams is available on the Attorney General’s website, at http://www.ag.nd.gov/CPAT/CommonScams.htm.