Attorney General Moody announces takedown of toll fraud websites, warns about ‘toll smishing’ scams
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced the takedown of fraudulent toll websites and warned Floridians about “toll smishing schemes” while speaking in Orlando on Thursday.
The FBI reported scammers send fraudulent text messages claiming individuals have unpaid toll fees. Those messages have links made to steal individuals’ money, AG Moody’s office said on Thursday.
“Cybercriminals are sending text messages to thousands of unsuspecting drivers in the hopes that some of them will be tricked into paying a toll fee for a violation that never occurred,” Attorney General Ashley Moody said. “While this smishing scam is happening across the nation, our Cyber Fraud Enforcement Unit worked closely with FDLE to shut down 10 fraudulent sites designed to mimic the official SunPass website and steal payments from drivers who received their fake text messages.”
Attorney General Moody said the fraudulent sites use URLs to mimic the official SunPass.com.
The fraudulent sites shut down by the Cyber Fraud Enforcement Unit were:
sunpass-service.com
sunpass-help.com
sunpass-online.com
sunpass-florida.com
sunpass-toll.com
sunpass-tolls.com
sunpass-express.com
service-sunpass.com
tolls-sunpass.com
web-sunpass.com
To report suspicious activity related to SunPass or E-ZPass, Floridians can file complaints at FDLE’s Report a Cybercrime webpage.
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