Avoid falling for FasTrak toll text scams. If you receive one of these messages, do not click on any links and do not provide any personal information.

The California District Attorney’s Office is warning residents of a scam targeting people who may have traveled during the holidays.The DA calls the scam the Fa

Scammers are apparently not taking any time off for the holidays. They are bombarding Bay Area cell phones with a blast of bogus text messages about Fastrak.

Some Southern Californians have received a text message that threatens legal action and financial penalties if the recipient doesn’t pay a toll road fee.

Many people have reported receiving a text message claiming they have a FasTrak toll that needs to be paid, but it's a scam.

Avoid falling for FasTrak toll text scams. If you receive one of these messages, do not click on any links and do not provide any personal information.

Those who click on the link provided by the scammers are often targeted with so-called "phishing" attacks, in which crooks attempt to obtain both money and personal information such as credit card numbers that can be used for identity theft, according to the DOJ.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday warned drivers of a significant increase in text-based toll scam activity.

There has been a "significant increase" recently in texting scams that try to collect toll fees from drivers, the California Attorney General said Monday.