KHOU reports, over the short weeks since the Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) assumed responsibility for some TxTag billing and customer service operations, the authority has already been impersonated in smishing messages urging payment of overdue tolls. HCTRA stated it never issues payment reminders or toll violation notices by text messages. It is urging the public to report suspicious messages to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.
Earlier this month, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission warned the public that scammers are once again impersonating the commission in text messages requesting payment of an overdue toll bill.