Be aware of attempted fraud regarding outstanding tolls from "AutoPASS" or "The Norwegian Road Administration" / "Statens vegvesen"
Ferde has again been made aware that several people have received SMSes from "Autopass" informing them of outstanding tolls, with a link to go to details.
This SMS is a phishing scam where fraudsters send fake SMS and try to trick people into providing information or paying false claims.
AutoPASS or the National Road Administration (Statens vegvesen) are not a payment intermediary for toll passes and they do not send out SMS with information about outstanding tolls or unpaid bills.
Fraud attempts often have typos and come from foreign/unknown phone numbers, and have links to unknown web addresses.
So if you receive an SMS about payment of tolls, it is a fraud and you must not click on the link.
Two examples of fraudulent SMS: (Norwegian only)
Two examples of scam websites:
Here it is important that you do not attempt to pay or provide information if you click on the link.
Avoid getting scammed
For more information, we recommend nettvett.no. Here you will find updated guides and additional information about online fraud and online security. The website is a collaboration between the National Security Authority (NSM), the National Communications Authority (Nkom) and the Norwegian Center for Information Security (NorSIS).
Fjellinjen has also experienced a similar situation where their name was used in an SMS fraud attempt. You can read more about this on Fjellinjen website.