Officials in Florence, South Carolina, are warning residents about scam text messages purporting to collect tolls for the Southern Connector Toll Road, WPDE reports.
Massachusetts DOT is warning the public of fraudulent text messages pretending to collect money for EZDriveMA, according to WCVB.
And The New Zealand Herald informs readers that phony messages impersonating the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi have been reported in the city Tauranga. One astute recipient said her suspicions were raised by the message’s incorrect grammar and the sender’s overseas phone number.