Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles warns of text scam involving toll roads

VirginiaDepartmentofMotorVehicleswarnsoftextscaminvolvingtollroadsRICHMOND—Haveyoureceivedatextonyourphoneorsmartdevicerecentlythatmakesthreatsifyoudon’tpayanoverduetollfinewithin12hours?Orasimilartextthatclaimsyou’refacingpenaltiesorlegalactionunlessyouforkoverasupposedbalanceforunpaidtolls?Andofcourse,there’salwaysalinkprovidedinthetexts. Ifyoudidn’tknowalready, it’sascam,sodonotclickthelinkorcopyandpastit. TheVirginiaDepartmentofMotorVehiclessentoutapressreleasethisweekwarningaboutthebogustexts. “Inthetextmessage,thescammersurgentlytellyoutopayatolltoavoidlatefeesandincludealinkinthemessage,”theDMVsaid.“Clickingthatlinkcouldresultinyourpersonalinformationbeingstolen,makingyouavictimofthisscam.” GeraldLackey,commissioneroftheDMV,saidthestate“willnever”sendtextmessagesconcerningtollbills. AttheVirginiaDepartmentofTransportation,themessageisessen