Unpaid Toll Scams Continue in 2025
Dr. Colin Strutt
In 2024, the FBI received more than 60,000 complaints about unpaid toll text scams. This form of scam uses text messages (“smishing”) to purportedly notify users of US-based highway systems that they owe payments for unpaid tolls. Recipients of such texts who respond often inadvertently end up revealing personal or credit card information.
This scam cont…