Fake text message alerts claim to be from legitimate courier service URL requests personal or financial information to arrange redelivery If in doubt, go to the official website and enter your ...

SIDE. CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROACH SHOWS YOU HOW TO SPOT A FAKE. FOLKS, I’VE BEEN TELLING YOU FOR YEARS THAT SCAMMERS LIKE TO TRY TO TRICK YOU BY SENDING A FAKE TEXT MESSAGE, AND IT JUST ...

Updated: Apr 30, 2025 / 10:05 AM PDT The California Department of Motor Vehicles is warning residents not to fall for a text message scam that falsely claims recipients owe money for unpaid tolls.

Text message toll scams are getting more specific, sneakier, less obvious to spot. It wasn't too long ago that texts were ostensibly a "toll roads notice of toll evasion." Now, in an attempt to ...

It’s the latest text scam making the rounds! Many of you may have received texts where the sender, who claims to be from the DMV, shares an urgent message about a supposed unpaid ticket and even ...

Scammers pretending to be a tolling agency are demanding money for fake toll charges via text messages, according to officials with GeauxPass, Louisiana's statewide tolling system. GeauxPass ...

Achter was sitting on her couch Wednesday afternoon when she received the text message. "It says, 'Your recent journey on the Kentucky Toll Roads has resulted in a charge of $3.75’," she explained.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) sent out a warning to the public about a fake text message scam. According to a Facebook post from PennDOT, th… ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Another text messaging scam is targeting the wallets of Ohioans. A text message received by WDTN.com staff shows a phone number apparently originating from the Philippin… ...

A text message circulating around about unpaid parking tickets in San Francisco is all a scam. The SFMTA warned the public of the scheme, hoping to deter anyone else from falling victim.