A Scam Alert was released by the West Bend Police Department.

Recently, a Police Department cell phone received a message claiming to be from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation about an unpaid toll.

While the message may look official, it’s just one example of a larger pattern of similar scams. Scammers often try to appeal to your good nature with urgent threats. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will never send threatening notices like this, and the real Wisconsin Department of Transportation will never ask for immediate payment online.

The State of Wisconsin does not operate a tollway system. That’s handled in Illinois, and they won’t contact you through a text.