Student asked for $645.00 for CHL Application

[kg5ie]

Just had a student call complaining that he CHL registration site is asking him for $645 for his application fee. He called the number on the screen and was told that $500+ was their fee and they would send the $140 on to the DPS.

Did he somehow get on a bogus site or is there possibly something else in play.....like he has an outstanding DPS traffic warrant?

[sjfcontrol]

What is a "CHL Registration Site"?
i.e. what site was he at?

[kg5ie]

He started here:

http://txdps.state.tx.us/rsd/chl/index.htm

[tlt]

It sounds like fraud, something is not right. Call the Dept.

Correct form; https://txapps.texas.gov/txapp/txdps/chl/

[Scott B.]

Did they hit the "Find a Texas CHL Instructor Certified by DPS (PDF)" link under top program links? That could have taken your student anywhere.

Have them hit the registration portal directly.

[infoman]

He def got a bogus website.

[switch]

I've had several students get confused. First the site says the fee is $140.00, later it quotes $142.70, which, of course, includes the CC processing convenience fee. Several have thought they were going to be charged both fees. :( Never heard of a $500.00 fee.

[RossA]

Apparently I haven't been charging enough...

[n5wd]

It's been a few months since you posted the original information, Billy... Did your student ever get everything cleared up, and did you ever find out who was trying to scam him?

[kg5ie]

He got on the correct site and everything was good. Definitely mistyped something and landed on a bogus site. We reported site to DPS.