The Kansas Department of Transportation and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation are both warning citizens about fraudulent text messages regarding unpaid tolls.

 

The text scam – known as smishing – informs the recipient that they owe money to the state department of transportation for unpaid road tolls. Neither Kansas nor Oklahoma requests or collects tolls via text message. Do not click on any links provided in the texts. Doing so may expose your personal and financial information to scammers.

 

Kansans who received this kind of message can report it to the Federal Trade Commission at reportfraud.ftc.gov/?orgcode=KSTA and/or the Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov. If you’ve provided payment information at a fraudulent web site, contact your bank or credit card company immediately.

 

Oklahoma residents who receive a fraudulent text are encouraged to report it to the FTC at https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/?orgcode=OKTPKE and/or to the FBI’s IC3 at www.ic3.gov.  The public is encouraged to report and delete the text message, or they also may forward it to the FTC's text line at 7726.

 

Those with questions or concerns about their PIKEPASS account may check their accounts online at www.pikepass.com. PlatePay customers may look up any tolls owed by entering in their license plate number at www.platepay.com.

 

For more information about how to identify scam text and email messages, go to https://pikepass.com/updates