CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – In a recent press release, the Tennessee Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division urged Tennesseans to be aware of phishing text scams claiming that a consumer has unpaid toll road and EZ Pass balances. Tech scams such as these cost Tennesseans more than $190 million in 2024, with senior accounting for one-third of those losses, says the FBI.
“These toll scam texts are really annoying. They’re also really fake,” said Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti. “We appreciate the attention brought to this scam by our law enforcement partners and the media and advise reporting and deleting these texts as soon as they arrive.”
It’s been recommended when consumers do receive these texts, report and delete them to protect private financial information…