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Unpaid Toll Text Scam and Final Notice

If you receive a text saying that you have unpaid tolls, do not click on the link. Scammers are at it again. Please notify your friends and family that if they receive this text or email, it’s a scam! Delete immediately! The message contains the following text: "Final Notice: Unpaid Toll Fee" and threatens legal action if payment is not made by a certain deadline date.

Below is a sample of the "unpaid toll text" scam:

Final Notice: Unpaid Toll Fee – Payment Required by December 10, 2025

This is a final notice for an unpaid toll fee. Under Washington law (e.g., Revised Code of Washington (RCW) Title 46), failure to pay by the deadline will trigger enforcement actions.

Payment Deadline: December 10, 2025

If payment is not made by the due date, the following consequences will apply:

1. Report to the Washington Department of Licensing (DOL)

2. Vehicle registration automatically suspended on December 11, 2025

3. Driver’s license suspended for at least 30 days

4. Referral of the outstanding debt to a collections agency, with an additional fee of up to 35%

5. Potential legal proceedings and adverse credit reporting

To avoid these penalties, please settle your payment immediately through our official payment portal:

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