“NH E-ZPass will never send text messages requesting payment of tolls that include late fees,” the DOT said. (Screenshot)

If you receive an unsolicited text, email or other message about unpaid tolls, do not click any links in the message, the Department for Transport warned this week.

“NH E-ZPass will never send text messages requesting payment of tolls that include late fees,” the DOT said. Residents were targeted with fake messages in what the DOT calls “smishing scams” ​​in an attempt to trick people into giving up personal information via SMS or other messaging platforms.

The messages focused on “urgent requests regarding your account that will result in a late fee if the balance is not paid,” according to the DOT. Similar toll-related scams have occurred across the country in recent months, DOT said.

Customers can check their accounts securely. E-ZPass website or application. They can file a complaint regarding fraudulent messages. FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center and can alert phone providers to scams by forwarding messages to 7726 (SPAM).