If you’re battling a near-constant stream of phony text messages demanding payments for missed tolls — and threatening “penalties or legal action” if you don’t pay up — at least know you’re not alone.
The texts, masquerading as messages from toll companies such as Louisville-based RiverLink , try to play on your emotions and get you to hand over your personal information, typically by referring you to a link that spoofs the legitimate company.
A type of phishing scam called “smishing” (because it’s facilitated by SMS text messaging), it’s a fast-growing version of one of the internet’s oldest scams , according to Bank of America…