Some letters may be arriving in mailboxes seeking to collect unpaid tolls from various roadways like the Suncoast Parkway and Veterans Expressway, but not all are as they seem.
Florida Department of Transportation officials are asking travelers to be wary of any attempt to collect unpaid tolls by a company calling itself Toll Enforcement LLC.
The company, according to Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise spokesman Chad Huff, is sending “Final Warning Notice” letters to people, and asking them to immediately pay outstanding toll amounts, plus a fee of $50. However, FDOT is not working with any company by that name, and is posting a fraud alert on websites that serve its turnpikes, SunPass and Toll-By-Plate programs.
Any toll violations or warnings issued by FDOT would be printed in official document form, and will prominently feature the date, time and location of the alleged infraction, officials said, as well as a photo of the vehicle passing through a toll plaza.
The company is being investigated by law enforcement officials. Anyone who receives one of these documents are asked to contact SunPass at (888) 865-5352, so that it can be turned over to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
