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AverageOldGuy

(4,446 posts)
3. Over the past six month . . .
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 03:18 PM
Saturday

I live in Virginia. We moved from VA to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and were wiped out by Hurricane Katrina. Moved to Tennessee then to VA. My cell phone is a southern MS area code, I never changed to TN or VA.

Over the past six months I have received via text or email:

From Mississippi:
-- Unpaid toll notice, my driver's license will be suspended and I will be arrested. Got 3 of these
-- Past due property tax on property we sold after leaving.

From Tennessee:
-- Unpaid toll notice, my driver's license will be suspended and I will be arrested. Got 2 of these.
-- Unpaid toll notice for my mother, her driver's license will be suspended and she will be arrested. Got 1 of these. She died in 2007, I cancelled her DL, voter registration, etc. within a week of her death.
-- Unpaid toll notice for my father, his driver's license will be suspended and he will be arrested. Got 1 of these. He died in 2005, I cancelled his DL, voter registration, etc. within a week of his death.

From Virginia:
-- Unpaid toll notice, my driver's license will be suspended and I will be arrested. Got 4 of these.
-- Unpaid property taxes. Good friend of mine is the county tax administrator, these things are driving him and his staff nuts from answering questions.
-- Four offers to refinance the house I sold two years ago.

And this does not count the daily emails "Your photos, files, and all you saved in your Cloud account will be deleted at midnight tonight unless you pay your past due fee."

Attention California DUers and all [View all] Randomthought Saturday OP
Thanks!.................. Lovie777 Saturday #1
You an also check online using your parcel number. xuplate Saturday #2
Over the past six month . . . AverageOldGuy Saturday #3
Geez, time to get a new phone number!!! AZ8theist Saturday #9
I work for Medicaid. I cannot just change my phone number MerryBlooms Saturday #18
Omgosh, I get that unpaid toll threat sporadically form IL MerryBlooms Saturday #10
I think technology can come up with a solution - after all they've created a bit of this mess. erronis Saturday #12
Good point, hadn't come up with that one. Business lines paying more, MerryBlooms Saturday #14
Not quite so many Randomthought Saturday #16
I live in Virginia, too. I don't get as many of such emails our texts a you do, but at least once a month. One favorite Martin68 Sunday #26
We changed our residence after 35 years, and the calls KEEP COMIN'.... some_of_us_are_sane Sunday #27
Hubby needs to take you out to dinner! Joinfortmill Saturday #4
Tax collectors of any kind don't make unsolicited phone calls. They send letters, Registered Letters if you're Exp Saturday #5
Hope there is a special place in hell for scammers. Sun-Moon Saturday #6
Good advice. Thanks! calimary Saturday #7
Ouch! Seems like if you move, things are generated that trigger off other actions that result in you getting spam SWBTATTReg Saturday #8
I've noticed that the PO Change-of-Address packets include a lot of private company material erronis Saturday #13
This message was self-deleted by its author live love laugh Sunday #25
I heard yesterday a new AI scam is using your voice. BigmanPigman Saturday #11
Don't say "Yes" madamesilverspurs Saturday #15
I've screened my calls for years... BigmanPigman Saturday #17
Which is why I only answer calls from my contact list. niyad Saturday #20
Same, I have photos in the phone for people TBF Sunday #23
I never even see texts or phone calls that aren't in my contact list Soul_of_Wit Sunday #28
America has become the perfect target. Buddyzbuddy Saturday #19
How'd they even know you had a time share? Ouch! Scary times. C Moon Sunday #21
Property taxrecords are online and public Randomthought Sunday #30
So many Americans in different levels of vulnerability wolfie001 Sunday #22
I saw a recent article - and I'm forgetting which publication TBF Sunday #24
Some tips Soul_of_Wit Sunday #29
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