CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is reminding residents not to open links in text messages that appear from EZDriveMA requesting payment. Investigation, assessment follow Shirley prison assaults According to MassDOT, these text message schemes are also known as smishing, which is a social engineering attack that uses fake texts to trick people into downloading malware, sharing sensitive information, or sending money to cyber criminals. The schemers are claiming to represent the tolling company and are requesting payment for unpaid tolls. The phone numbers that schemers text seem to be chosen randomly and are not associated with an account or usage of toll roads. If you receive a text like this, don’t click the link, as EZDriveMA never asks for payments over text. Any links that are associated with the tolling company will include www.EZDriveMA.com. This is part of a series of smishing schemes that the FBI is aware of and they recommend filing a complaint with the IC3. If you choose to do this, your complaint must include: The phone number from where the text originated.  The website is listed within the text.  The FBI also recommends checking your account using the toll company’s real website, contacting their customer service phone number at 877-627-7745, and deleting any smishing texts you receive. Local News Headlines Statehouse Spotlight: Action on the State House steps Two Springfield men found guilty in 2019 murder College students, gov. officials meet to discuss campus sexual misconduct law Hope for Holyoke marches for Recovery Awareness Month WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.