BEREA — Fraudulent texts have been circulating from scammers requesting payment for unpaid Ohio Turnpike tolls with links to fake websites, according to the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission.
“The Ohio Turnpike does not request its customers to make payments by text. Collections of unpaid tolls and/or toll violations do not occur by text either,” according to a news release from the commission.
The websites associated with the Ohio Turnpike’s EZPass accounts are ezpassoh.com and ohioturnpike.org.
The commission provided steps people can take if they have received one of these fake texts:
• Delete the text without clicking on the link.
• If the link was clicked and personally identifiable information was provided, contact your bank or credit card provider to make sure your information isn’t compromised.
• File a complaint with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center and include the phone number from where the text originated and the website listed within the text.
• Check the toll agency’s legitimate website or contact the toll agency’s customer service phone number for tolls incurred.
