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Unpaid toll text threatens a penalty
A spoofed transport-agency message can say a toll remains unpaid and that penalties will follow unless you click to settle it. The linked site may be set up to steal card numbers and personal information.
Source: U.S. Federal Trade Commission · Original advisory date: 2025-04-16
This summary is not a firsthand report or an endorsement or partnership by the source.
Warning signs to recognize
- A toll notice arrives by unsolicited text with an urgent external link.
- The contact creates urgency and asks you to use its link or callback number
How to check or protect yourself
- Look up the toll operator independently and review any balance there.
- Report and delete unwanted texts; preserve evidence if funds or data were exposed