Illinois I-Pass user report more Illinois rollway fraud, phishing texts nbc chicago

Other phishing texts that are aimed at Illinois Tollway I-Pass customers seemed to make rounds.

Illinois’s officials warned for the first time in the spring of 2024 of the Phishing fraud, with some reported on social media that they had received text messages from a non -state number and claimed that they had unpaid toll fees that were due to the agency. According to screenshots of texts that were sent to users this weekend, the latest news seems to come from a area code of 219.

“Illinois Toll Road: Your vehicle has an unpaid toll bill for 2024,” says one of the texts that are sent to a group of different telephone numbers. The text with several emojis then calls on the users to follow a link in order to pay the “past due reason”.

Earlier versions of the phishing text came from area codes outside of Chicago and Indiana, with different iterations of Illinois Gollway name, including “Illinois Toll Way”, “Illinois Farway Services” or “Illinois Farway invoice”.

The recent versions of the fraud text contained the words “Illinois Toll Road”, showed screenshots.

Illinois Tollway officers did not immediately answer a comment on the NBC Chicago request. An earlier message published on the Tollway website that says that such messages are “not legitimate”.

The agency also reminded users of Illinois Tollway’s right website to pay online toll fees, and asked customers who receive a suspicious text to report it to the FBI Internet Crime Center.

Here you will find more information about what to do if you receive a text and what you have to look for:

What to do

• If you recognize a phishing message, do not click on the left or attachments.
• Delete the E -Mail message from your inbox and then empty it from the folder “Deleted Elements” to avoid accidental access to the websites to which you refer to.
• Forward suspects, which apparently come from Illinois Tollway to [email protected].

What to look for

1. Ask for personal information: Many phishing emails request personal information such as credit card or account information, passwords, etc. Legitimate emails will never be asked for email.
2. Official email address of the sender: The “from” line can contain an e -mail address that appears legitimate.
3. Wrong claims: Many phishing -e emails result in incorrect claims about the status of your account and ask you to update or validate your account by clicking on a embedded link in the e -mail. Some may also contain a false feeling of urgency and state that your account may be in danger if it is not updated immediately.
4. Fake left: Many phishing -e emails contain links that look valid, but they send to a parody site. Never click on these links, since the displayed URL (website address) seems to be legitimate, can actually indicate another URL if you hover with your mouse via the link.
5. Appenders: Never click on attachments because you can download spyware or a virus.
6. Spelling and poor grammar: Many phishing -e emails contain typing errors and poor grammar in the content.
7. Fraud artists use graphics In emails that are apparently associated with legitimate websites but actually lead them to false fraud or legitimate-looking pop-up windows.