Serving Our Seniors Magazine July - September 2025

To avoid being scammed, follow this one rule…. NEVER click on a link sent to you on your smart phone or computer, without verifying it is safe. Serving Our Seniors can help you verify if your link is safe – or not. I received a text scam recently. I use the turnpike almost every week. When I received a text message telling me I had an unpaid toll, I could have easily assumed it was legitimate. It wasn’t! See below for how I knew the text message was not from the Ohio Turnpike Commission. The turnpike toll scam is so pervasive that the Ohio Turnpike Commission has a dedicated phone number for people to call 440-971-2222. This number will give advice on what to do if you receive such a text. To file a report about this scam, contact the FTC (https://reportfraud.ftc.gov ). Or, you can call Serving Our Seniors ( 419-624-1856 ) and ask for a Senior Advocate Assistant to help you file this report on-line. DON’T FALL FOR IT! Turnpike Toll Text Scam By Sue Daugherty This text message is from a person with a hotmail account. If it was really from the Ohio Turnpike Commission the email address in the text message would not be @hotmail.com . The Ohio Turnpike Commision’s email address would be @ohioturnpike.org To scare you into clicking on the link. To pressure you to act quickly. The scammer does not want to give you time to be sceptical. Threats to scare you so you will respond quickly. The scammer does not want you to think. 20