E-Z Pass Scam E-Mail Circulating

 

By:  David Deschesne

Fort Fairfield Journal, September 2, 2015

 

  A scam e-mail is now circulating that is masquerading as an E-Z Pass debt collector’s notice.

   The e-mail reads:

 

Notice to Appear,

You have a unpaid bill for using toll road.
Please service your debt in the shortest possible time.

You can review the invoice in the attachment.

Kind regards,
Travis Montgomery,
E-ZPass Agent.

 

It then contains a zipped folder that the recipient has to open.  This folder likely contains a computer virus so if received it should not be opened.

 

   E-Z Pass does not send invoices via E-mail and a legal “Notice to Appear” is always delivered via either U.S. Certified Mail or in person by an off-duty Sheriff deputy.

 

   The Fort Fairfield Journal recently received this e-mail and has notified the Maine Secretary of State’s office. Variations of the scam also come in with a sender called "State Court" but courts do not send official notices via E-mail.

 

   If you receive any questionable e-mail from anyone demanding money or a “Notice to Appear” do not send any money or open any attachments as all E-mails of this nature are absolute scams..  Also, advise the Attorney General’s office of the scam immediately.