The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is alerting motorists that the texts claiming to be from “Pennsylvania Turnpike Toll Services” are in fact scammers trying to steal their personal financial information, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The commission released information on the latest scam on Saturday, and since then, over 700 people have reported they have received the bogus texts, according to spokesperson Marissa Orbanek. That nearly doubles the number of reports made in April, when the scan first made its rounds.

Orbanek said that scammers are targeting random Pennsylvania phone numbers and that no customer information has been compromised.

The messages inform people about their unpaid Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls and warn them their overdue balance will increase unless they pay right away.

A scam text screenshot shared by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission reads: “Our records indicate that your vehicle has an unpaid toll invoice. To avoid additional charges of $86.00, please settle your balance of $8.60.”

The message includes a link to where the person can make their payments.

Any recipients of these texts are advised by Pennsylvania officials not to click on the link included in the message.

Read more about the Pennsylvania Turnpike toll scam in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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