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Taking a road trip this summer? You may be a target for an increasingly prevalent road-toll scam.

ESET Chief Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe explains that there is a scam circulating where fraudsters will pretend to be a road-toll collection agency, send you a text message stating that you owe them money, and provide you with a link that aims to collect both funds and personal information.

“It’s a relatively easy scam for scammers to send out. There’s lots of data floating around on the dark web with people’s phone numbers on it, and it’s a bit like a cybercriminal playing the lottery.”

He says there are several things you should think about if you receive a message like this.

“Have you traveled on a road that’s got a toll? That’s the first thing. If you haven’t, just delete the message. Toll-road companies don’t know your phone number unless you’ve given it to them.”

He says if you do end up clicking the link or making a payment, contact your card provider to cancel the credit card you used. You can also report the crime to the Canadian Digital Crime Agency.