Spam e-mails targeting E-ZPass users

E-Z Pass says those emails are fake. If you look a little closer, the email address domain is not from E-ZPass. This particular scam might contain language about “toll road number 000923942”.

Some E-ZPass account holders are receiving odd emails warning they are “indebted for driving on toll roads”.

“They don’t really care who the victim is”, AAA Mid-Atlantic Spokesman John Townsend said.

Indeed, this E-Z Pass scam AAA warned about also qualifies as another variant of the old “jury duty” or “notice to appear” con. “Be skeptical of all email that directs the user to a website in which credit card or personal information is entered”.

Drivers in the Washington, D.C. metro area are being targeted by a phishing scam that purports to come from E-ZPass, the in-car devices used to pay highway tolls electronically. When you open the link, malware infects your computer, allowing criminals to access information on your computer.

“This is absolutely a classic phish and what they bank on is sheer numbers because they are sending spam e-mail to literally millions of people”, former FBI Special Agent Brad Garrett said.

Don’t respond to any emails that ask for personal or financial information.

The bottom line? If you’re wondering if an email sent to you is legitimate, do not click on any links or do anything the email says.

Anyone who receives an email claiming to be E-Z Pass and demanding payment is advised to either go to their state’s E-Z Pass website (by typing it in, not clicking the email’s link) or call E-Z Pass at at 1-877-762-7824.