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E-ZPass and toll scam texts are everywhere. What to do if you're targeted.

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64% Informative

The E-ZPass and FasTrak toll scam texts are back, if they ever left at all.

The main points remain the same: Do not click any links and do not engage with potential scammers.

Scammers often want you to feel urgency to keep you from thinking through your actions.

Someone from Mashable will get in touch. Topics Cybersecurity .

VR Score

48

Informative language

35

Neutral language

45

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

28

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/ezdrivema-scam-massachusetts-text-smishing/https://www.reddit.com/r/legal/comments/1k4f7ia/is_this_a_scam_text_from_ezpass/https://www.metroexpresslanes.net/alert/text-message-fraud-alert/https://www.txdmv.gov/sites/default/files/body-files/Cyber_Alert_Media_Advisory_17JUN21.pdfhttps://www.ezpassva.com/news-resources/news/2025/active-smishing-scam.htmlhttps://www.ziffdavis.com/terms-of-usehttps://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:b6koisk7d5xtn4xaxnco6czx/post/3lnitpen3d22j?ref_src=embedhttps://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-warns-consumers-e-zpass-text-message-scamhttps://www.banking.nh.gov/news-and-media/nh-dot-warns-about-ez-pass-text-scamshttps://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vevk6lgrt6o4wncrbp7joij3/post/3llbvpvkqsc2n?ref_src=embedhttps://dmv.dc.gov/page/fraud-reportinghttps://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2025/01/got-text-about-unpaid-tolls-its-probably-scamhttps://www.ziffdavis.com/ztg-privacy-policyhttps://www.txdot.gov/about/newsroom/statewide/2024/txdot-warning-drivers-of-spike-in-texting-scams-targeting-txtag-customers.htmlhttps://news.delaware.gov/2025/02/26/e-zpass-text-scam-alert/https://driveezmd.com/smishing_scam/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:b6koisk7d5xtn4xaxnco6czx?ref_src=embedhttps://peachpass.com/customer-alerts/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vevk6lgrt6o4wncrbp7joij3?ref_src=embed

Source diversity

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www.cbsnews.comwww.reddit.comwww.metroexpresslanes.netwww.txdmv.govwww.ezpassva.comwww.ziffdavis.combsky.appwww.governor.ny.govwww.banking.nh.govdmv.dc.govconsumer.ftc.govwww.txdot.govnews.delaware.govdriveezmd.compeachpass.com

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