To report the scam, file a complaint at the Internet Crime Complaint Center at. Investigators said the scam artists are blindly sending the messages to emails. No customer information has been compromised, according to the tollway officials. "Double check it and make a phone call, and say, 'Did you send me this?'" Wagner said. (Staten Island Advance/Jessica Jones-Gorman) By. "We don't send emails asking for your personal information," Rozek said.ĭrivers with any doubt over what they owe should visit a tollway customer service center, call the tollway or sign into an account online. The MTA interdicted 18 vehicles during an enforcement blitz at the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Friday, with unpaid tolls and fines nearing 400,000. The email, titled, "In arrears for driving on toll road" or "Payment for driving on toll road,"arrives on a bogus E-Z Pass letterhead This is a phishing scam," Illinois Tollway spokesman Dan Rozek said. "Some of our customers have gotten e mails with an E-Z Pass letterhead on it and the letter indicates they owe money on unpaid tolls. Illinois Tollway officials posted an alert on its website after several reports of fake emails and letters asking customers to pay up on delinquent tolls. She had seen a warning from the tollway about possible scams. "It was, 'You owe this and contact this.'" All closures are subject to weather conditions.Ĭonstruction points provide the location of current and future improvement projects.Illinois Tollway warns of fake emails, letters to drivers.ĬHICAGO (WLS) - Fake emails and letters are behind a scam targeting drivers who use I-PASS and E-Z Pass to get through Illinois Tollways. Each Oasis is identified on the Illinois Tollway Virtual Map by a fuel and food icon that provides the name and location of the Oasis and a link to a detailed list of tenants and hours of operation.ĭaily Lane Closures are posted each week day and provide drivers with a list of temporary lane and shoulder closures and long-term closures by roadway. Seven Illinois Tollway Oases are located along the Tollway system and provide customers with fuel and a variety of services and food options. These signs provide customer assistance and help emergency responders better identify locations on the Illinois Tollway. Milepost signs are located every quarter mile along the Illinois Tollway system and identify the interstate designation, direction of travel, as well as the milepost number. A link to the full toll rate chart for all vehicles, as well as a link to pay unpaid tolls online are also offered. Clicking on a specific toll plaza icon will provide details including plaza number, location and the passenger vehicle toll rate for both I-PASS and cash customers. Each location is identified by a toll plaza number. Toll Rates by Plaza identifies the location and toll rates for all toll collection points on the system. The Illinois Tollway collects tolls at both mainline and ramp toll plazas throughout the Tollway system. The Trip Calculator has moved to Toll Rates by Plaza Image quality is dependent on weather conditions. Most cameras offer customers multiple roadway views for each location.Ĭlick on the "Traffic Cameras" tab located in the left navigation bar on the Illinois Tollway Virtual Map to identify camera locations.Ĭamera images are uploaded approximately every five minutes, and viewers must refresh the page to view updates. The Illinois Tollway Virtual Map allows customer to select from 15 camera locations throughout the Illinois Tollway system and view current roadway images. Illinois Tollway Web Map is an interactive map designed to assist customers in finding location-specific information, including:
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