Spokeo reports a new E-ZPass scam targeting users with fake texts about unpaid tolls, urging immediate payment, often leading ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — If you have an older EZ-Pass transponder, it may be time to check the battery. 12 News reached out ...

"I was just weirded out because obviously I don't have an E-Z pass or anything like that," said another person. Anyone who has received one of these scam texts can file a complaint at www.ic3.gov.

A new EZ-Pass Flex transponder, which will be used for those wishing to use the HOV feature of the new 495 Express Lanes. Photo by Alex McVeigh.

That $9 toll is either assessed to an EZ-PASS transponder, or via a mailed bill to the address associated with a vehicle.

If accepted, drivers can enroll their cars and their EZ-Pass transponder to get a 50% discount on trips through the tunnels.

A turnpike spokesperson confirmed that while the cost of using the turnpike in that area has increased, the new charge for EZ Pass customers has only gone up from 50 cents to $2.75.

Tolls for the program will be collected through the EZ-Pass transponder system and will be shared with transit agencies to improve subway stations, buy electric buses and make the systems more ...

Changes include removing E-ZPass gates at 20 toll plazas and replacing them with electronic sensors, removing tolls at several plazas and opening 3 new plazas.

127 lanes at the interchanges were outfitted with new electric sensors and equipment to read EZ-Pass transponders and classify vehicles by height and number of axles.