No, that toll text scam isn’t over yet — how to avoid getting phished

How to avoid being phished

Some scam emails and texts are easy to spot, but scammers are getting better, and more convincing. Here's how you and your loved ones can avoid getting phished.

No, that toll text scam isn’t over yet — how to avoid getting phished

Toll road scam texts are popping up in your messages again and if you're not careful, you could end up getting phished.

Innovative solutions mulled to combat text scams

Lawmakers are urging concerned agencies and stakeholders to come up with innovative solutions to curb call and text scams.

FasTrak, E-ZPass toll scams rise in Bay Area: Here's how to recognize smashing text

Several FasTrak and E-ZPass users in California, especially in the San Francisco Bay area, flagged a rise in a smashing text scam

Poe seeks innovative solutions to stop text scams

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Grace Poe on Sunday urged concerned agencies and stakeholders to come up with "innovative solutions" to address call and text scams. The senator raised concern over the "dramatic increase" in scam calls during the first quarter of 2025 despite the implementation of the SIM (subscriber identity module) Card Registration Act. "Executed at a massive scale and with high precision, voice phishing or vishing attacks prey …

Toll payment text scam returns in massive phishing wave

An ongoing phishing campaign impersonating E-ZPass and other toll agencies has surged recently, with recipients receiving multiple iMessage and SMS texts to steal personal and credit card information.