{"id":12815,"date":"2025-02-27T10:55:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T15:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?p=12815"},"modified":"2025-02-27T10:55:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T15:55:06","slug":"delaware-dmv-warns-of-toll-payment-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-dmv-warns-of-toll-payment-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware DMV Warns of Toll Payment Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>DOVER, Del. \u2013 The Delaware Department of Motor Vehicles is alerting residents about a text scam attempting to trick individuals into paying fake toll debts. Officials warn that some of these fraudulent messages may originate from overseas phone numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities emphasize that EZ-Pass will never request payment for violations or account funding through text or email. Scammers use phishing tactics to deceive recipients into providing sensitive information or making unauthorized payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents who receive suspicious messages are encouraged to verify their toll account status directly with EZ-Pass rather than responding to unsolicited communications. Officials also advise exercising caution before clicking any links in text messages related to financial matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Victims of the scam can report incidents to the FBI\u2019s Internet Crime Complaint Center by providing details such as the sender\u2019s phone number and any links included in the message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on EZ-Pass in Delaware, residents can visit the official website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ezpassde.com\/\">https:\/\/www.ezpassde.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/female-holding-a-phone-at-desk-with-scam-alert-war-2023-11-27-05-31-42-utc-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/female-holding-a-phone-at-desk-with-scam-alert-war-2023-11-27-05-31-42-utc-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/female-holding-a-phone-at-desk-with-scam-alert-war-2023-11-27-05-31-42-utc-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/female-holding-a-phone-at-desk-with-scam-alert-war-2023-11-27-05-31-42-utc-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/female-holding-a-phone-at-desk-with-scam-alert-war-2023-11-27-05-31-42-utc-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/female-holding-a-phone-at-desk-with-scam-alert-war-2023-11-27-05-31-42-utc-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOVER, Del. \u2013 The Delaware Department of Motor Vehicles is alerting residents about a text scam attempting to trick individuals into paying fake toll debts. Officials warn that some of these fraudulent messages may originate from overseas phone numbers. Authorities emphasize that EZ-Pass will never request payment for violations or account funding through text or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/female-holding-a-phone-at-desk-with-scam-alert-war-2023-11-27-05-31-42-utc-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-3kH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":49823,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-dmv-warns-residents-about-text-message-scam\/","url_meta":{"origin":12815,"position":0},"title":"Delaware DMV Warns Residents About Text Message Scam","author":"Admin","date":"April 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles is warning residents about fraudulent text messages claiming they have unpaid traffic violations. 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