Scammers are increasingly using text messages to deceive drivers with fake unpaid toll citations, urging them to click on links and provide personal information.After slowing down for a few months, threatening text messages about unpaid tolls are ramping up.Text message detailsA recent message claims to be a toll evasion citation from the Pennsylvania Traffic Court, stating that a court date and time have been set to contest the ticket.The message includes a link to pay the toll and threatens that failure to respond will result in:A suspended driver’s licenseVehicle registration holdReporting of the social security number to credit bureaus.The text does not mention the PA Turnpike or E-ZPass, unlike most other scam texts.However, the warning remains the same: do not click on the link in a message. If you do, you’ll be asked to provide credit card or personal information. A text message is not how you are notified of an overdue or unpaid toll.
Scammers are increasingly using text messages to deceive drivers with fake unpaid toll citations, urging them to click on links and provide personal information.
After slowing down for a few months, threatening text messages about unpaid tolls are ramping up.
Text message details
A recent message claims to be a toll evasion citation from the Pennsylvania Traffic Court, stating that a court date and time have been set to contest the ticket.
The message includes a link to pay the toll and threatens that failure to respond will result in:
A suspended driver’s licenseVehicle registration holdReporting of the social security number to credit bureaus.
The text does not mention the PA Turnpike or E-ZPass, unlike most other scam texts.
However, the warning remains the same: do not click on the link in a message. If you do, you’ll be asked to provide credit card or personal information. A text message is not how you are notified of an overdue or unpaid toll.