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07/11/2024
Drivers beware: New text scam sends fake bill for road tolls
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(InvestigateTV) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an alert after receiving thousands of complaints about fake road toll collection service texts.
The fake texts request payment for outstanding road tolls and link to a website designed to mimic legitimate state toll service sites.
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is also warning drivers of the scam.
“We’ve noticed a couple of reports to our scam tracker where people were given a link, to pay a toll, and they were actually on the toll road,” Melanie McGovern with the BBB explained. “So, they’re thinking, ‘okay, maybe I do owe this money.’ But when they got to the point of like paying, they’re like, ‘this doesn’t seem right.’”
The BBB found scammers claiming to be toll road collectors from numerous states, including Florida, Tennessee and New York.
The scam uses fear as a tactic to trick people out of their money.
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