HCSO, Ohio Turnpike Commission warn residents of toll scam
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Highland County Sheriff Randy Sanders is warning area residents to be cautious of scam text and/or email messages claiming that you owe Ohio Turnpike tolls.
“Our office has received complaints about citizens receiving text messages involving tolls owed to the Ohio Turnpike,” Sanders said. “This is a scam. Please do not give anyone your personal information or any of your financial information.”
The Ohio Turnpike Commission has also issued a scam alert.
“The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission is reminding toll customers everywhere to be aware of a resurgence in fraudulent texts from scammers requesting payment for unpaid tolls through fraudulent websites,” the Commission posted.
“The Ohio Turnpike does NOT request its E-ZPass customers to make payments by text. Collections of unpaid tolls and/or toll violations do NOT occur by text either.
“The only website links associated with the Ohio Turnpike’s E-ZPass accounts are ezpassoh.com and ohioturnpike.org.
“We encourage all customers to stay alert to these ‘smishing’ and ‘phishing’ scams by text and email, respectively.
“For questions about the Ohio Turnpike’s E-ZPass notifications, contact us through ezpassoh.com or ohioturnpike.org.”
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