After years of delay, the deadline for Americans to get a Real ID finally arrived on May 7.
With the ID now required to board flights and enter government buildings, some Arizonans are now scrambling to get one.
And that could leave them vulnerable to scammers offering to expedite the process or secure one online.
Joe Ducey is with the Better Business Bureau.
“You have to go to the DMV in person to be able to give them the information you need, get the picture taken, and do all the things that they require, because they’re actually trying to make things more secure, not less,” he said.
Ducey says anybody who suspects a Real ID scam should immediately report it to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.
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