Friday, April 26, 2024
Our office has recently been made aware of reports of fake robo-texts pretending to be a toll road collection service. The message claims you owe money for unpaid tolls. The scam threatens a late fee and says that to “avoid” the fee, you can click a link included in the text message. This is an inventive take on the traditional phishing scam, where hackers try to get you to click on an unsafe link so they can either gain access to your phone or get you to input sensitive personal and financial information.
Follow our tips below to ensure you do not fall victim to this scam:
Scammers are creative, coming up with new tricks every day to scam unsuspecting North Carolinians. Our office is working to fight back against robocallers and robo-texts. If you believe that you have been the victim of a scam, contact our office’s Consumer Protection Division at www.ncdoj.gov/complaint or 1-877-5-NO-SCAM.