Urgent Text? FBI Warns 'Smishing' Attacks on the Rise

Traffic passes through the toll plaza at the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey. A growing toll payment scam is targeting drivers nationwide, with cybercriminals using fake text messages to impersonate toll agencies. (AP)
 

By    |   Wednesday, 19 March 2025 07:47 AM EDT ET

Driving on toll roads that rely on cameras to generate invoices has become ubiquitous across America as states continue to shed traditional toll booths.

While such toll roads make it easy to keep on trucking without stopping and digging out a wallet, they have also proved to be breeding grounds for criminals in what the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) calls "smishing" texts.

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