A new alert for motor carriers with authority is alerting plenty of truckers in the industry to watch out for phony phishing attempts. There are so many entities out there that otherwise are looking around cautiously, where the form of emails can be taken to registered entities, such as motor carriers, such as which where the motor carriers will pretend to be the FMCSA, all as a scheme to “schedule a safety audit.”

The link that is found in the email message itself is very similar to the FMCSA’s very own MCS-150 form updates, all while the page involves entry fields like Social Security number, as well as a carrier’s PIN as well as Employer Identification Number (EIN).

Such is the case, the safety-audit communications would more obviously than not arrive via an FMCSA dedicated mailbox, all from the representing presence inside the State that had been assigning the responsibility, therefore, to conduct a safety audit. Now, usually, emails like those end with .gov as an extension. All to encourage stakeholders to verify email or communication well enough to find themselves to be cautious with the appropriate agency, while contacting the specific FMCSA Division Office specifically to clarify.

Field Offices are set to specifically address the concerns of many truckers all over the United States. Which is why it’s important to look at this link here. It’s relatively concerning so you ought to stay up to date with what’s happening in the realm of scams.

The MCS-150 form updates are also mirrored properly, as if it’s super accurate. And that’s the scary part of it all. How the Access looks way too alike in order for information to be utilized to make way for impersonation of carriers and various other entities as well, in many fraudulent freight transactions.

Overall, it feels unsafe.