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usonian

(26,589 posts)
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:19 AM Mar 3

New graphics for the old "Pay Toll" messaging scam.



Looks like AI. Why?
Same person is both judge and clerk.
And no John Smith is in the L.A. court system's directory.

And of course, I haven't driven in L.A. for some 25 years.

Look up case number. HELLO



Must be quite a few.
Case number doesn't exist anyway.

And I haven't been pulled over by Officer Friday, for that matter.


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New graphics for the old "Pay Toll" messaging scam. (Original Post) usonian Mar 3 OP
got one of those a while back. toll booth. checked with court. no such thing msongs Mar 3 #1
Scanning the QR code on a scam -- TommyT139 Mar 3 #2
Even parking meters have phony QR codes slapped on them. usonian Mar 3 #3
And yet ... Tasmanian Devil Mar 3 #4
It used to be easier, when there were fewer scams arriving. usonian Mar 3 #5

usonian

(26,589 posts)
3. Even parking meters have phony QR codes slapped on them.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 04:30 AM
Mar 3

That's why I blurred it.

Risky business.

Tasmanian Devil

(223 posts)
4. And yet ...
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 05:24 PM
Mar 3

With obvious ways of tracking down the thieves, we have no law enforcement.

Wouldn't it be nice if you could send that to the local (or state, or federal) cops and have some results?

usonian

(26,589 posts)
5. It used to be easier, when there were fewer scams arriving.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 05:49 PM
Mar 3

Judging from the banner, a lot of people already reported it to the LAPD. I used to report such things to Apple, Amazon, BestBuy, various banks all being spoofed. They then have to find the scammer's ISP and try to have them blocked.

I haven't researched lately, but previously, a lot came from home IP addresses, meaning that home systems got malware installed that sends out the spam, trying to make it look "legitimate" to web filters.

I used to copy the ISP involved (typically comcast for home IP's) but one never knows if they took action.

You can try
ReportFraud.ftc.gov
IdentityTheft.gov
Internet Crime Complaint Center (https://www.ic3.gov/)

Usually "phishing@{whatever}

P.S. If you are reporting anything to the government, please say that you are a billionaire or are safeguarding a billion dollar bitcoin wallet. They do go after people trying to rob the rich.

There never was a "coordinated" way to report scams.

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