That specific code, actually, shows up in a lot of DMV scam texts, no matter what the state. In many cases, like in Georgia, ...

Text scams have grown exponentially over the past few years. Why it matters: These scams have gotten harder to identify, and more costly — last year, consumers reported losing $470 million to scams ...

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A popular text message scam continues to rear its ugly head on phones across the U.S., demanding money from consumers for fake unpaid tolls. These texts generally try to impersonate the toll ...

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 ...

The scam comes in the form of a text message that claims you owe money for using a FasTrak lane. It also threatens the loss of your license or late penalties if you don't pay. Officials with "Toll ...

To learn more about how to spot and avoid scams – and how to recover money if you’ve paid a scammer – visit ftc.gov/scams. Learn more about text scams at ftc.gov/textscams.

Report and delete unwanted text messages. Use your phone’s “report junk” option to report unwanted texts to your messaging app or forward them to 7726 (SPAM). Once you’ve checked it out ...

REDMOND, Wash. — A new text message scam is making its way across the Washington and multiple other states, falsely claiming recipients have unpaid tolls that require immediate payment.

If you get a text from E-ZPass saying you owe extra money, ignore it – it’s a scam trying to steal your identity. That’s the word from the New Hampshire Department of Transportation ...