The FBI is warning Americans not to respond to scam road toll collection texts after receiving more than 2,000 complaints this month.
The “smishing” scams impersonate state toll agencies and aim to steal personal and financial information by falsely claiming recipients owe unpaid tolls.
The messages, which have appeared in at least 10 U.S. states and Ontario, Canada, threaten fines or suspended driving privileges if payments aren’t made.
Officials urge people not to click on suspicious links or reply to texts and to report incidents to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov.
