Americans lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, a nearly 20 percent jump from the prior year, with fake unpaid-toll text messages driving a sharp rise in government impersonation fraud. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every day, drivers find themselves getting rammed by one fake text after another. One phony alert hitting smartphones in 2026 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Highway toll payment sign directing drivers to E-ZPass Only lanes or toll booths accepting cash and credit card payments in Ohio, ...

Smartphone users are being targeted by scam texts saying they have unpaid tolls and E-ZPass charges. If you're a smartphone user, chances are you've received a text message claiming you need to pay ...

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is preparing to roll out a new pilot program that will alert drivers to unpaid tolls through text messages, reports Bryanna Gallagher for 6abc. Through the new program, ...

SEATTLE — Drivers in Washington are being warned that a familiar scam is becoming more difficult to detect. State officials say those behind "unpaid toll" scams are now using artificial intelligence ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — The toll scam is back again, but it's more than just a word text this time. A bunch of us in the newsroom have received it; I even got one late ...

The turnpike is reminding customers to refrain from clicking on links or engaging with unexpected texts demanding money for ...