Consumer: Beware fraudulent eFlow messages

It is easy to be caught out by the latest scam where fraudsters target motorists, writes John Hearne

Motorway toll payments are the latest target of scammers and fraudsters. Picture: Colin Keegan

Scammers are targeting us with text messages pretending to be from motorway toll operator, eFlow. A series of widely-circulated smishing scam texts tells people they owe toll charges, and directs them to click on a link within the text message to pay the outstanding balance.

But the website is not genuine and aims to collect the victim’s bank account details.