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RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson and the North Carolina Turnpike Authority are warning North Carolinians about a surge in text message scams falsely claiming to be from NC Quick Pass and other tolling agencies. These scams demand payment for supposed unpaid tolls, and the North Carolina Department of Justice is actively investigating.
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But it never sends text messages requesting payment. "So, that's your first clue," HCTRA Assistant Director of Communications Tracy Jackson said. "If you get a text message from somebody claiming to be from HCTRA,
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State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts. The texts impersonating state road toll collection agencies attempt to get phone users to reveal financial information,
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The agency said that so far in March, it's received more than 1,500 complaints about the texts.
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