The scams involving text messages for unpaid tolls or outstanding E-ZPass balances are what are called smishing scams.

I wasn’t sure this seemingly nuisance scam was worth writing about until two things happened. First, my son and one of my golfing buddies got the text message within a few days of each other. And ...

Scammers know that people will travel on spring break, so they're texting you about unpaid tolls, even if Michigan doesn't have them.

SEATTLE — If you receive a text ... The scam has now spread “coast to coast,” according to a consumer alert posted earlier this year from the Federal Trade Commission. These bogus messages ...

The FTC said other common text scams involved “fraud alert” messages sent to consumers warning about a suspicious purchase or an issue with their bank, warnings about fake unpaid tolls with a ...

The Indiana Department of Transportation is warning Hoosiers of a toll-related text message or “smishing” scam targeting residents ... tolling service providers alert recipients of a ...

Google is introducing new features to Messages, such as an expanded text ... scam chats already recorded in their database. Whenever a suspected scam message is detected, Google will send a scam ...

some customers have received scam texts asking them to click on fraudulent websites to pay their bills. "You have an outstanding toll," one of the text messages said. "Your toll account balance is ...

The scam involves people getting a text message that tells them they owe money on their account. One message received in New Jersey says “Legal Alert - NJ Toll Enforcement Starts today.

The unknown cybercriminals are trying to steal users' data and money, though avoiding the scam ... the alert through its official X/Twitter account. If you have received a text message suggesting ...