This morning one of us received a text-message from an unknown number claiming that there was a Sun Pass toll in Florida that the recipient didn’t pay.
That person doesn’t live in Florida, but they do have a Sun Pass account.
With that said, here’s the message they received:
“Sunpass: Our records indicate that you have an unpaid toll trip. Please make an online payment at https:// invoice sun pass tolls (dot) com to avoid excessive late fees.”
*NOTE: Spaces were added and certain parts were removed from the URL above in order to avoid giving the website any clout.
The person went ahead and checked their record on the actual Sun Pass website (using a Google search to bring them to the correct website (URL)) which was https://www.sunpass.com/.
Ironically, their account actually had a positive balance – so this text-message was clearly a scam.
We went ahead and further inspected the URL by clicking on it (which we advise against – most people knowingly exposing themselves to possible malware infections or further scams) and it turns out the scam website actually asks for the visitor’s Social Security Number.
Where To Report Scam Websites
Seeing how dangerous this scam website was, we went ahead and reported it to Google at:
https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish
TLDR: If you come across a website that appears to be a scam (like the one above), please report it to Google. This will ultimately put it on the radar and save others a few headaches.
Hopefully, this will help some other unsuspecting people avoid this scam.