The scam must be working. Because it's still going on. People are still getting text messages from random numbers saying you owe money to E-ZPass. If you get it, it might be a good idea to ignore it.

Californians may receive a text message claiming they owe money for unpaid tolls, and the text may appear as from FasTrak, an electronic toll collection system. The scam is designed to deceive drivers ...

Another EE user added, "In a moment of stupidity, I opened a text message link and put in my phone number on an EE points ...