The Costa del Sol highway warns of an SMS scam attempt

The AP-7 Costa del Sol highway warns of a scam attempt via SMS (known as smishing) that has been detected after several affected users reported it. According to this illicit procedure, drivers receive a text message that impersonates the identity of the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT), sent from an account named DGTInfo. In this SMS communication, the text reads: "AP-7 toll unpaid," followed by the brand, model of the vehicle, its license plate, and an amount of toll supposedly unpaid.

Subsequently, the victim is demanded to make the payment within 24 hours, under the threat of a €200 fine, and a shortened link is provided to access the fraudulent payment platform. The company Ausol, which manages the two concessions of the AP-7 between Malaga, Marbella, and Guadiaro, warns its customers that this message "is completely false, and under no circumstances should the attached link be accessed."

Furthermore, Ausol reminds that the General Directorate of Traffic has already alerted citizens about this and other types of fraud attempts that are circulating and impersonating the DGT.

The state agency warns that traffic fine notices are never received via SMS or email, but are only officially communicated by postal mail or through the platform known as Dirección Electrónica Vial (DEV).