State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts. The texts impersonating state road toll collection agencies attempt to get phone users to reveal ...

Debt collection generates more fraud reports to the FTC than any other industry, according to the agency. But even legitimate ...

Smishing scams involving fake toll payment requests are targeting Americans nationwide. These scams often involve text messages requesting payment or personal information. Government agencies and toll ...

In a related trend, state courts are seeing a spike in debt collection lawsuits. Court filings surged in 2023 and 2024, according to a Sept. 2 report from the Pew Charitable Trusts, based on data from ...

MESSAGE. OH, YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT. THEY SAID THAT THEY’VE GOTTEN HUNDREDS OF CALLS FROM PEOPLE YESTERDAY AND TODAY ABOUT THIS SCAM. AND NOW THEY’RE URGING PEOPLE TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES SO YOU DON’T ...

Here's how to avoid the increased road toll collection services scam Getty The FBI is issuing a public warning about what to do amid widespread reports of “smishing” texts that seek to scam cell phone ...