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CONSUMER ALERT REGARDING TEXT-BASED TOLL CHARGE SCAMS

East County News Service
 
FasTrak does not request payment by text with a link to a website.
 
July 7, 2024 (Oakland, CA) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert following an uptick in text-based scams claiming consumers owe express lane or toll charges and asking for online payment. Attorney General Bonta urges Californians to not click on links in texts appearing to alert consumers to overdue toll charges. FasTrak, the electronic toll collection system used statewide in California, does not request payment by text with a link to a website. Today’s consumer alert includes tips on how to identify and avoid toll charge scams, and what to do if you become a victim of this fraudulent activity.

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WILL POWER REPORT: RED LIGHT SCAMS AND PRIVATE POLICE PLATES


Nothing but the truth!
By Will Power

 

January 15, 2011 (San Diegoi)--In California, a program to keep criminals from learning home addresses of policemen has morphed into a bureaucratic boondoggle that allows California Public Service Workers to avoid freeway tolls, red-light tickets, and bridge tolls.


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