HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Hendersonville Police Department said they have seen an increase in reports of texts claiming people have unpaid toll charges.

Detective Matthew Sigmund with the Hendersonville Police Department told News 2 the nationwide scam has come close to home.

"I think everybody I know has gotten at least one [scam message]," Sigmund said.

Sigmund said most of the scams involve criminals from overseas waiting for people to take the bait.

"It's a full-time job for some of these people," Sigmund added.

Sigmund said that if you receive a text message saying that you owe anything on an unpaid toll, don't click any links or accept any one-time codes. Additionally, you should be on the lookout for other red flags, like misspellings and threats.

"They probably send out close to 2,000 text messages a day to random phone numbers," Sigmund said. "It's a phishing expedition where they're just waiting for that one out of 2,000 people to respond."

As of publication, there are no toll roads in Tennessee.

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