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Fraud
Blogs/News articles tagged as Fraud
June 11, 2025 | News/Press Release
Fraudsters are trying to get your personal information and money
June 3, 2025 | News/Press Release
Passport and driver license fraud results in arrest and additional charges
ADOT’s Office of Inspector General was contacted by the Social Security Administration for help on a case involving the stolen identity in 1986 and used to obtain a Social Security number and Arizona driver license. Driver license fraud results in arrest and additional charges.
March 27, 2025 | News/Press Release
Latest incarnation of social engineering attack mentions ‘AZDOT’
This use of alleged toll fees is the latest incarnation of what the Federal Bureau of Investigation refers to as “smishing,” a social engineering attack in which cybercriminals try to trick people into sending money – in this case using road tolls as the reason.
March 26, 2025 | News/Press Release
ADOT detectives trained to investigate vehicle and driver license fraud
Contacting ADOT’s Fraud Hotline helped a customer register a recently purchased vehicle and drive it legally in Arizona after several months of working with the dealership to receive the title.
December 17, 2024 | News/Press Release
ADOT detectives trained to investigate vehicle and driver license fraud
Arizona Department of Transportation detectives’ expertise in investigating identity theft and safeguarding personal information cleared a driver’s record after another person gave his name when arrested for driving under the influence.
September 23, 2020 | News/Press Release
PHOENIX – Detectives with the Arizona Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General have arrested a used car dealer after he allegedly cheated customers and lenders out of hundreds of thousands of dollars through fraudulent schemes and practices.
February 26, 2020 | News/Press Release
PHOENIX – Working to protect people around the country from fraud involving used cars, state investigators have broken up a major criminal operation based in the East Valley that illegally produced tens of thousands of titles for vehicles being sold in 42 states.
August 6, 2019 | News/Press Release
PHOENIX – A man who allegedly used a stolen identity to purchase a sports car and stick the victim with the bill was arrested on a felony warrant after detectives with the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General brought the case before a grand jury.
In March of last year, Randall Cepi, 31, concocted a scheme to use the personal information of a customer at the dealership where he was employed in Winslow to purchase a 2007 Chevrolet Corvette from a dealership in Flagstaff.