BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is once again reminding customers to be mindful of text message-based scams, also known as smishing. 

 

The scammers are claiming to represent the tolling agency and requesting payment for unpaid tolls.  

 

MassDOT urges customers to be cautious about email, text, and phone scams demanding payment of outstanding toll balances. Some attempts have been made to trick customers into sharing credit card numbers and other sensitive information by directing them to a website to pay their outstanding balances. MassDOT strongly encourages customers not to click the link contained in those messages.

 

MassDOT is underscoring that:   

The EZDrive "smishing" scam is part of a?series of smishing scams?which the FBI is aware of. Smishing is when unscrupulous actors send deceptive text messages to get someone to reveal confidential or financial information. 

 

The FBI recommends individuals that receive the fraudulent messages do the following:  

 

 

MassDOT encourages all customers to stay alert to these types of scams and to contact EZDriveMA at?www.EZDriveMA.com?with any questions about notifications.