Another week, another scam, but this one is actually hitting monthly, as cybercrims turn to road tolls to convince you to pay up.
The life of a scammer must be one where every road in life where money is applied is one considered lucrative for ripping people off, and in a recent scam push, that seems to be more than just metaphorical.
Over the past few months, we’ve heard from readers and seen it on our own phones that scammers are putting the con on by pretending to be companies behind the road tolls, in a move that might have you asking, “do I really need to pay a toll?”
The answer is likely to be no, partially because the toll request is coming in not through your physical mail address (snail mail), but rather over SMS on your phone, but let’s break up this scam and work out how you can tell if a road toll scam is legit or not.
What’s going on with Linkt toll scams
In the past few months, Australians have been getting quite a few text messages suggesting they need to pay up on some matter or another, but the topic of road tolls seems to be very popular.
Even though they might subscribe to a telco with spam filters activated, some of these are still getting through and in quite a large number, too. Much like other SMS scams, these messages can look convincing, advising phone owners that they have an unpaid toll and to deal with it immediately.
But even though they may reference a relevant authority, these sites are anything but,…
