Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) is alerting customers of possible scams that could come in the form of text messages. On Tuesday, Sept. 17 the KTA was notified of text message-based scams that use DriveKS and the new Kansas toll payment system,

GeauxPass does not ask for personal information via text, officials said. The web address in the scam text message misspells GeauxPass by excluding the letter X, while adding a .net domain instead of a .com domain, officials said. The incorrect link is ...

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 to 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.

According to GeauxPass, the scam involves text messages that claim to be from a tolling agency stating that a toll payment is due with a link to a website that asks victims to provide personal and financial information to pay the balance.

Louisiana’s statewide toll system GeauxPass is warning residents about a recent smishing scam. Scammers are sending fraudulent text messages that impersonate tolling agencies, falsely claiming that toll payments are overdue.