"Apple doesn't do anything about it. ... Android will add it to their spam list so you won't get texts from the same number, but then the scammers will just change numbers," Clay said. "Apple has done a wonderful job of telling everyone their phone is secure, and they are, but not from this kind of attack," Clay added.
Across the 241 miles of the Ohio Turnpike, the scam first appeared on the state's radar in April 2024, but it has been ramping up recently, said a spokesman for the Ohio public road system.