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  • Odd Sender: Unless you’re familiar with the email that is texting you, this can be a dead giveaway of a scam. Never trust a text from an out-of-the-ordinary email.
  • Fishy Subject: A simple Google of how the Toll-Evasion process works, would inform you that any driver, without a fast-pass tag, who drives through a tolled location without paying the toll will have their picture and license plate recorded and sent to the DMV. The DMV would, in turn, provide the address of the driver and the fee would be sent to your address legitimately.
    • The second thing to ask yourself is: “Did I drive through a toll-recently?” Odds are, unless you were traveling a great distance, you would remember.
  • Clock’s Ticking: “To avoid late fees, pay within 12 hours or the late fees will be increased and reported to the DMV.” If a text, email, or anything is telling you that you have a very short window to pay… or else: it’s a scam.
  • Suspicious Link: By now, any link that doesn’t begin and end normally should be a red flag.
    • This link begins somewhat legitimate, then falls off on the backend with “paytotyk.”
    • Again, simply searching the actually Toll Roads website would inform you that their website is “thetollroads.com” not “thetollroads-paytotyk.” When in doubt, search the entity online, navigate to their official site, and attempt to find your penalty from there. Odds are, you won’t find it.