Visit azdot.gov/scams to learn how to spot the red flags
Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT
PHOENIX – There is absolutely no chance – zero, nada – that you owe unpaid tolls to the Arizona Department of Transportation or that ADOT would send a threatening text ordering you to pay up.
Scammers are at it again, claiming unpaid tolls by residents of a state that has no toll roads.
Some Arizonans are understandably concerned about a text message purporting to be “a final notice regarding an unpaid toll violation linked to your account,” or something similar. It threatens penalties, including suspension of vehicle registration, suspension of the driver’s license, collection fees, and legal proceedings.
Our advice: Just ignore these texts. Please do not click any links in them or provide personal or financial information.
You can also check your Motor Vehicle Division account at azmvdnow.gov to see any outstanding payments or visit an MVD office to inquire about any fees you may have. Average wait times are only 12 minutes.
If you need more information, please visit azdot.gov/scams for English and Spanish resources to help you identify these texts as scams. And here’s a link to an ADOT podcast episode in which a detective with ADOT’s Fraud Hotline discusses this scam and others like it.
