Beware of Vicious Illinois Tollway Scam That’s Ripping People Off

Just give me 5 minutes alone with the people that come up with these scams and everything will be fine. Don't I wish. While I wait for that golden opportunity, I can at least warn you to beware of a vicious text scam involving the Illinois Tollway that is ripping thousands of Illinoisans off.

I saw Scam Finder on YouTube bring up this disturbing new text effort by villains that try to convince you that you have an outstanding fine from the Illinois Tollway.

The Illinois Tollway has confirmed that this phishing scam is real and happening right now. Here's the advisory they have on their official site:

"The Illinois Tollway is advising I-PASS customers to disregard phishing texts being sent to their phones from “Illinois Tollway Services” that detail a specific outstanding toll amount. If you receive a text and are unsure, please check your account online at www.illinoistollway.com or call our customer service center at 1-800-UC-IPASS (1-800-824-7277) from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays."

Their advisory says that Illinois law enforcement is now involved to try and determine who is responsible for this scam so they can put a stop to it.

Best practice whenever you get a message like this from any person or persons claiming to represent a business or government that you really do deal with is to never click any links in that message, but contact that business or government entity directly through known safe means to determine if you have an issue.