Did you receive a text about unpaid road toll bills? It could be a scam: What to know
An SMS scam targeting road tolls has resurfaced, claiming people owe money for unpaid bills. An example of the scam text people may receive reads as follows: "Pay your FastTrak Lane tolls by February 13,
PA Turnpike warns of unpaid tolls scam
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is alerting drivers to a text message scam demanding money for unpaid tolls. Officials said new versions have been used recently, including one purporting to be a collection agency authorized to work on behalf of the turnpike.
Did you get a text about unpaid E-ZPass tolls? It's likely a scam, state officials warn.
State officials are advising New Yorkers not to fooled by a multistate text messaging scam alleging motorists have unpaid E-ZPass tolls and are at risk of "excessive late fees" unless they click on a fraudulent link.
Scam texts targeting people in states with no toll roads
A new scam is making its rounds across the Mid-South, this time trying to convince people that they have outstanding toll road fees to pay.
Don’t fall for new ‘Unpaid Toll’ scam
Washingtonians beware! We’ve seen them before, but scammers are always looking for the next big score. The latest grift may look familiar: an “unpaid toll” text scam that’s going global.
Unpaid tolls scam: Do not click link in text message
A warning to drivers, if you get a text message saying you owe a toll fee, it may be a scam. A new text message phishing scam is targeting drivers, saying that they'll be fined if they don't pay off their unpaid tolls.
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The latest ‘smishing’ scam blowing up your phone
The term “smishing” is a mash-up of “SMS” and “phishing,” and it refers to a scam carried out via cell phone text. Scammers often try to frighten targets into clicking the link by ...
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Apple saved me from the worst iPhone text scam I’ve ever seen
Last month, we covered a new SMS phishing scam (or smishing for short) specifically targeting iPhone users. The idea behind ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore7d
5 steps to avoid being an easy victim of an online or SMS scam
As the recent OCBC phishing scam has shown, it only takes a careless ... Last week, the taxman in Singapore warned of Short Message Service (SMS) scams targeted at folks here as the tax season ...
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MassDOT warns of toll SMS smishing scam targeting drivers statewide and beyond
Suswati Basu is a multilingual, award-winning editor and the founder of the intersectional literature channel, How To Be Books. She was shortlisted for the Guardian… We uphold a strict editorial ...
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Short codes are a scam, and SMS marketing is dying. Is there hope?
Most people would consider this a scam, but this is how things are done and you do not have a choice in the matter. If you want to do SMS right, you need a short code. At mobileStorm, we spend ...