The Rockford Police Department is warning residents about a new toll violation text scam sweeping through Illinois, and I can tell you firsthand it looks legit.
Illinois Scam Problems
If there’s one thing I’ve gotten really good at lately, it’s spotting a scam text from a mile away.
Over the last few weeks, I have received several text messages, and even mailings, about unpaid tolls and violations from places I’ve never traveled to. Today, however, I received one that did make me sweat a little…until I took a closer look at it.
This is a screenshot of the text I received:
At the beginning of February, my family was in Chicago for a Bulls game, so for a minute I thought maybe my husband drove through some tolls while I was sleeping and forgot to pay them. Then I noticed that the “notice of hearing” was issued on March 13, 2026, and that none of my personal info is included in it. That is one big red flag, friends…