According to Attorney General Martha Coakley, Chris Wiesner, 55, of Alpine,
was running the site www.Download-Forms-DMV.com and collecting $10 from
people looking to be conneccted to the real RMV Web site.
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(WBZ)BOSTON The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office has filed a lawsuit against a New York man, who is accused of duping people out of money. Those people, Coakley said, visited his site while looking for the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicle.
According to Attorney General Martha Coakley, Chris Wiesner, 55, of Alpine, was running the site www.Download-Forms-DMV.com and collecting $10 from people looking to be connected to the real RMV Web site. "False government Web sites present a real danger to consumers,” Coakley said. “These Web sites confuse consumers, put their personal information at risk and often times charge fees for information that they can obtain for free.”
Coakley also says Wiesner operated similar sites in 18 other states. According to the lawsuit, Wiesner's site appeared as a sponsored link when consumers searched the Massachusetts RMV. When consumers got onto Wiesner's site, they were allegedly required to become a member by entering their credit or debit card information. Victims would then pay a $10 fee to access the RMV site in their state.
According to officials, Wiesner has been running this operation since November 2005 and has scammed 28,000 people.
Officials now are reminding people to go to Mass.gov/RMV to obtain forms for fee. “Anyone who has ever used our Web site to renew their license or registration or conduct other transactions knows our Internet service and forms are free,” said Registrar Anne L. Collins. “It’s unfortunate that some consumers were victimized by this false Web site. I’m hoping the Attorney General’s lawsuit sends a message that these kinds of Internet scams won’t be tolerated.”
Anyone who thinks they may have been victim to Wiesner's scam is asked to call the Attorney General's consumer hotline at 617.727.8400.
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