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Beware of "E-ZPass Email Scam"
Posted by:
BOLO.
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Date: July 09, 2014 11:26AM
Don't Pay That Fine! E-ZPass Says Email a Scam
Motorists receiving email noting unpaid tolls, but it's a hoax.
http://fallschurch.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/dont-pay-that-fine-ezpass-says-email-a-scam50978
E-ZPass Virginia is alerting customers to an email scam preying on a commuter's worst nightmare: unpaid tolls.
A sample email includes the subject line, "In arrears for driving on toll road." And the message, with an E-ZPass logo, claims that several invoices have been ignored, along with a "link" to the invoice.
"Please be advised that this is not a communication from E-ZPass," reads the warning to customers. "We advise you not to open or respond to the message."
Questions about any message purportedly sent by E-ZPass can be answered by its Customer Service Center at 877-762-7824.
Valid emails would include one of two return emails: addressesNoReply@ezpassva.com and customerservice@ezpassva.com.
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Motorists receiving email noting unpaid tolls, but it's a hoax.
http://fallschurch.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/dont-pay-that-fine-ezpass-says-email-a-scam50978
E-ZPass Virginia is alerting customers to an email scam preying on a commuter's worst nightmare: unpaid tolls.
A sample email includes the subject line, "In arrears for driving on toll road." And the message, with an E-ZPass logo, claims that several invoices have been ignored, along with a "link" to the invoice.
"Please be advised that this is not a communication from E-ZPass," reads the warning to customers. "We advise you not to open or respond to the message."
Questions about any message purportedly sent by E-ZPass can be answered by its Customer Service Center at 877-762-7824.
Valid emails would include one of two return emails: addressesNoReply@ezpassva.com and customerservice@ezpassva.com.
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Re: Beware of "E-ZPass Email Scam"
Posted by:
3tdH3
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Date: July 09, 2014 12:28PM
The first thing to do with any potential phishing scam is look at the actual sender address. I got this message too, and the sender is from an ".ru" domain. That's Russia. We can be pretty sure that Virginia EZpass isn't based in Moscow.
Re: Beware of "E-ZPass Email Scam"
Posted by:
Er....
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Date: July 09, 2014 12:40PM
3tdH3 Wrote:
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> The first thing to do with any potential phishing
> scam is look at the actual sender address. I got
> this message too, and the sender is from an ".ru"
> domain. That's Russia. We can be pretty sure that
> Virginia EZpass isn't based in Moscow.
One never knows these days. LOL
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> The first thing to do with any potential phishing
> scam is look at the actual sender address. I got
> this message too, and the sender is from an ".ru"
> domain. That's Russia. We can be pretty sure that
> Virginia EZpass isn't based in Moscow.
One never knows these days. LOL
Re: Beware of "E-ZPass Email Scam"
Posted by:
Greybeard
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Date: July 09, 2014 08:07PM
The email should have added:
If you fell for this, please cut your driver's license in half and mail to DMV, Richmond, VA. You're too stupid to drive and we don't want you on our roads.
If you fell for this, please cut your driver's license in half and mail to DMV, Richmond, VA. You're too stupid to drive and we don't want you on our roads.
Re: Beware of "E-ZPass Email Scam"
Posted by:
muw4b
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Date: July 10, 2014 11:23AM
E-Z pass is a scam to begin with.
Re: Beware of "E-ZPass Email Scam"
Posted by:
VpHG9
()
Date: July 10, 2014 11:44AM
Greybeard Wrote:
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> The email should have added:
>
> If you fell for this, please cut your driver's
> license in half and mail to DMV, Richmond, VA.
> You're too stupid to drive and we don't want you
> on our roads.
+100
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> The email should have added:
>
> If you fell for this, please cut your driver's
> license in half and mail to DMV, Richmond, VA.
> You're too stupid to drive and we don't want you
> on our roads.
+100
Re: Beware of "E-ZPass Email Scam"
Posted by:
Alexander Smith
()
Date: July 10, 2014 11:53AM
muw4b Wrote:
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> E-Z pass is a scam to begin with.
+1
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> E-Z pass is a scam to begin with.
+1
Re: Beware of "E-ZPass Email Scam"
Posted by:
WMm3L
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Date: July 10, 2014 12:04PM
muw4b Wrote:
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> E-Z pass is a scam to begin with.
Why? It lets you roll right past the lines of drivers trying to pay their tolls with nickels. What's the problem?
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> E-Z pass is a scam to begin with.
Why? It lets you roll right past the lines of drivers trying to pay their tolls with nickels. What's the problem?
Re: Beware of "E-ZPass Email Scam"
Posted by:
Dee
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Date: August 10, 2014 12:26PM
I just recieved this email, it said it was coming from Hawai, figured there was something wrong.