{"success":true,"data":{"id":"china-smishing-toll","label":"FBI-documented Chinese toll-violation smishing campaign — fake E-ZPass / FasTrak / TxDOT unpaid toll notice with penalty threat from non-official sender","description":"FBI-documented Chinese state/criminal actor toll-violation smishing campaign delivered via email. Since late 2023, China-nexus threat actors (tracked as \"Smishing Triad\") have sent tens of millions of SMS messages and emails impersonating US toll agencies (E-ZPass, SunPass, FasTrak, TxDOT TollByPlate, MDTA, NTTA, etc.) claiming small unpaid toll balances ($3-$8) with escalating threat narrative: additional late fees, vehicle registration suspension, court referral. The small dollar amount creates low-friction urgency — victims assume it is a genuine administrative oversight. The payment link leads to a fake toll portal harvesting credit card data. The campaign is documented in FBI PSA IC3-2024, FTC consumer alert, CISA advisory AA24-038A, and multiple state DMV warnings. The signal fires when: (1) body references a US toll agency brand AND (2) unpaid-toll / violation / penalty narrative is present AND (3) sender domain is NOT an official toll agency domain AND (4) no List-Unsubscribe header. Source: GC1 R12 council #10; FBI IC3 PSA 2024-2026; Krebs on Security \"Massive 'Smishing Triad' Targets US Toll Collection\" (2024).","tier":"warning","category":"other","isThin":false}}