Why so many people are getting scam texts saying they have unpaid tolls

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  Text scams warning of unpaid road tolls fueled by cybercriminal salesmen on Telegram

  An onslaught of unsolicited texts to Americans’ phones in recent months claiming they owe unpaid tolls and E-ZPass bills is more than an annoyance.
  
  NBC News - 6d

• Why the toll road text scam is out of control across the U.S., and Apple, Android can't do anything to stop it

  Toll road text scams have used over 60,000 domain names and Apple, Android have been powerless to prevent the fraud from hitting users everywhere.
  
  CNBC - Mar. 13
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  Don't click on road toll texts. FBI issues fresh warning about the smishing scam

  The FBI is warning Americans not to respond to scam road toll collection texts after receiving more than 2,000 complaints this month
  
  ABC News - Mar. 13
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  FBI Announces a Fresh Warning About a ‘Smishing’ Scam

  The FBI is advising people not to click on those road toll texts. It’s received over 2,000 complaints this month alone.
  
  Inc. - Mar. 13

• Why Older People May Not Need to Watch Blood Sugar So Closely

  Intensive management of diabetes pays fewer dividends as patients age and raises the chances of hypoglycemia. But many people have not gotten the message.
  
  The New York Times - Mar. 12
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  Israeli strikes on Gaza add to soaring child death toll

  Hospitals say high proportion of women and children among dead in latest strikes. Israel–Gaza war – latest updates At least 91 Palestinians have been killed and many more injured in a third ...
  
  The Guardian - 1d

• Eddie George says divine intervention may have led him to Bowling Green

  Eddie George details a text message from Urban Meyer that came at just the right time to lead him to Bowling Green.
  
  Yahoo Sports - 3d

• A Syrian war monitor says the death toll rises to more than 600 in recent violence

  A Syrian war monitor says the death toll rises to more than 600 in recent violence
  
  ABC News - Mar. 8

• Social Security to curtail some toll-free phone services

  Social Security will no longer let people change bank information by phone, alleging the practice is behind direct deposit fraud.
  
  CBS News - Mar. 13

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