Kansas Turnpike Authority warns about text scam

A text message scam is circulating using the state's new toll payment name and logo. The Kansas Turnpike Authority warns recipients to not click the link and encourages them to file a complaint with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center.

State News

September 18, 2024 - 2:40 PM

WICHITA — A text message scam using the state’s new toll payment name and logo is going around, the Kansas Turnpike Authority said Tuesday afternoon.

A text, which is using numbers “chosen at random” and “not uniquely associated with a toll account or use of toll roads,” is using the DriveKS name and logo and telling people that their outstanding balance needs to be paid to avoid additional fees, the KTA said in a news release.

KTA said it learned about the scam Tuesday afternoon.

KTA said:

• Do not click links or use the URL provided in unsolicited text messages.

• KTA does not send unsolicited text messages. All text messages require customer sign-up through their DriveKS account or for roadway incident alerts.

• KTA does not charge fees such as those mentioned in the text messages.

• KTA does not send text messages for toll payment.

“Customers who receive an unsolicited text, suggesting it is from the KTA or another toll agency, should not click the link,” the news release says. “Rather they are encouraged to file a complaint with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov. This site is dedicated to sharing information on internet crimes across law enforcement agencies.”

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