What You Need to Know

Imposter scams have once again topped the charts as a primary threat, driven heavily by a massive surge in fraudulent text messages demanding money for unpaid road tolls. Scammers are deploying highly convincing automated text systems that mimic and look just like real state-owned programs (such as FasTrak, EZ-Pass, SunPass, and TxTag).

The texts claim you have an outstanding balance and threaten you with everything under the sun if you don’t pay them right away. Rather than clearing your made-up tolls, he fake sites’ only aim is to steal as much of your personal information and money as quickly as possible.

What You Should Do

Never click text link shortcuts: Avoid clicking on any URL sent via an automated text message regarding road fees, parking violations, or traffic citations.
Verify your account manually: Navigate directly to your specific toll provider’s verified app or web portal by typing their official address into your browser bar.
Analyze the sender’s details: Look closely at the incoming number; true state agencies do not transmit payment warnings from standard 10-digit mobile numbers or unverified short codes.
Report the text as spam: Use your mobile phone’s native interface to forward suspicious text messages to 7726 (SPAM) to help carriers flag and block malicious infrastructure.
The government doesn’t text out high-pressure threats: Remember that government entities follow formal mailing procedures and will not suspend your vehicle privileges via an instant SMS request.

Think you are being scammed? Call our scam hotline or email us for help:
(801)-724-6211
scamwatch@invisus.com