Don’t Fall for the Texas rma toll Scam – It’s a Fake Texas Toll Services Text

Have you received a text message directing you to texasrmatoll.com to pay outstanding toll trip fee to prevent incurring additional late fees? Beware, it’s a smishing scam attempt by cybercriminals.

Firstly, Toll Services (Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, SunPass, BreezeBy, EZpass, etc) do not ask customers via text to make a payment or to take immediate action on their account. Secondly, the link on the text message isn’t the legit CTRMA website for toll payment which is ‘rmatoll.com‘.

The scam text message says; “Texas Toll Services, we have a record for unpaid toll invoice for your vehicle. To prevent further fees kindly clear the outstanding balance at texasrmatoll.com.

Why It’s a Scam Texas RMA Toll Text

1. texasrmatoll.com isn’t the legit RMA Toll website. The legit site is rmatoll.com.
2. Texas Regional Mobility Authority do not ask vehicle owners via text to make a payment or take immediate action on their account.
3. The text message does not contain vital information ( fails to mention the toll booth used and the recipients license plate number)
4. The legit Texas RMA has posted a warning about the ongoing toll text scam on their website.
5. texasrmatoll.com is part of an ongoing unpaid toll scam which we expose daily. We’ve uncovered hundreds of fake websites posing as legit sites for toll payments; Ezdrivemas.com, peachpassinvoice.com, bayareafastrakinvoice.com, mygoodtogoinvoice.com, e.t.c
6. The telephone numbers used to send the phishing texts are being used by similar toll payment scam. Eg – (438) 699-4575, + 1 (438) 989-0275, + 1 (438) 989-1372, + 1 (438) 988-9239 e.t.c
7. The website ‘texasrmatoll.com’ was registered in September, 2024 by an anonymous person– this shows it lacks reputation of any sort.

How Texasrmatoll.com Scam Works

Texasrmatoll.com a spoofed Toll website that ask for credit card details for the toll fee. People who provide their credit card info would become a victim of credit card fraud. The scammers would not only deduct the fake outstanding balance but would make huge withdrawals.

Also, mere clicking on the link could expose your mobile device to viruses, spywares, or malware. This is because the website could’ve a malware program running in the background. Malware is software that is installed on a computer without the user’s consent and that performs malicious actions, such as stealing passwords or money.  Malware can be installed in a variety of ways, including through email attachments, drive-by downloads, or by clicking on links in malicious websites.

Precaution

Here’s what to do If you received a scam text message;

• Don’t attempt to click on the link no matter how legit it looks. Clicking it would either direct you to a fraudulent website or install malware into your device.

• Block The Sender Number. You can do this by flagging the telephone number as spam.
• Delete The Text Message. Deleting the text message will prevent you from mistakenly replying or clicking on it.

Solution for Victims of texasrmatoll.com Scam

Inform Their Credit Card Company

If you provided your credit card details on this scam site, the first step you should take is calling your credit card company. They need to know that your card details have been compromised so as to closely monitor and prevent any unauthorized charges.

Place a Credit Freeze or Fraud Alert

Fraud alert is sort of like a two-factor authentication process for accessing your credit, whereas a credit freeze blocks anyone from accessing your credit — until you remove it. The credit freeze is the best option for you, if you know you wouldn’t be using the credit card anytime soon.

Scan Their Device with a Malware Checker Tool

There’s a likelihood that your device has been infested by malware or spyware after visiting the spoofed website. Scanning your device with a malware removal tool will detect and remove any viruses, spyware, or other malicious programs.