The fake texts will say you have an outstanding traffic violation and will make the issue seem urgent by using phrases like ...

The Pennsylvania Turnpike anticipates 685,000 travelers on Thursday, marking the busiest travel day of the July Fourth ...

Scammers are sending texts falsely claiming to be from prepaid road toll programs — E-Z pass or SunPass — in an attempt to steal personal information/credit card information.

A Philadelphia-based cybersecurity researcher has traced many of the text message scams about unpaid tolls to China.

A new phishing scam impersonating the DMV is targeting drivers with fake traffic ticket warnings. Arvin police warn residents ...

A screenshot of a scam text message targeting drivers in Washington state. (@WA_DOL via X) Scam text messages from Washington ...

Multiple police agencies across Western Washington posted on social media this week, warning communities to look out for toll ...

Right now, experts say, scammers running the DMV or toll road text scams seem to be selecting phone numbers at random — not necessarily using phone numbers associated with a specific account or ...

Carpools and motorcycles pay tolls just like all other personal vehicles. Drivers average 52,200 trips each weekday through the tunnel, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

The Federal Trade Commission said in April that reports of dollars lost to text scams skyrocketed. In 2024, people reported losing $470 million to scams that began with a fake text. That's more ...