The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is warning Kentuckians of fraudulent text messages impersonating tolling agencies, which feature a suspicious link similar to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet licensing website address.
If you receive one of these texts, do not click the link. Even if the website or link looks like it belongs to to the transportation cabinet, the text is a scam. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will not send text messages to collect tolls, appropriate steps are being taken to have the fraudulent websites taken down.
The scam messages warn customers of unpaid tolls, and indicate fees will be incurred if payment is not sent immediately.
If you have provided any personal information, contact your bank immediately. You can also report this to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at www.ic3.gov, or to the Federal Trade Commission at www.reportfraud.ftc.gov, or visit the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General website, www.ag.ky.gov, to follow their guidance concerning potential identity theft. You can also forward the suspicious message to 7726 (SPAM) to alert your mobile provider as well.
Source: KYTC
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