• The Unpaid Toll Scam

    In the past year, I have come across a large digital scam that has taken advantage of many individuals. The unpaid toll hoax was a text message claiming that I had missed paying a toll and now owed a late fee, or there would be consequences. There was a short description of the violation and a link to pay immediately to avoid the consequences. For a moment, the text message seemed real and professional. It made me panic and think back to whether I had actually missed a toll, as I had taken a trip through California just recently. However,  I knew that I had been careful on my trip…