GeauxPass officials said in a press release Tuesday that a web address in the scam text directs recipients to an unaffiliated website, where they are asked settle a false balance by providing personal and financial information. GeauxPass does not ask for ...

According to GeauxPass, the scam involves text messages that claim to be from a tolling agency stating that a toll payment is due with a link to a website that asks victims to provide personal and financial information to pay the balance.

Louisiana’s statewide toll system GeauxPass is warning residents about a recent smishing scam. Scammers are sending fraudulent text messages that impersonate tolling agencies, falsely claiming that toll payments are overdue.

Scammers are using text messages to falsely represent a tolling agency and make false claims that a toll payment is due.

The messages direct drivers to an unaffiliated website, where they are asked to provide personal and financial information to settle alleged balances.