In fact, cybersecurity firm Trend Micro has seen a 900% increase in searches for "toll road scams" in the last three months, meaning, the company says, that these scams are hitting everyone, everywhere, and hard.
"It is obviously working; they are getting victims to pay it. This one apparently seems to be going on a lot longer than we normally see these things," said Jon Clay, vice president of threat intelligence at Trend Micro.
In this case, the "they" are likely Chinese criminal gangs working from wherever they can find a foothold, including Southeast Asia, which Clay says Chinese criminal gangs are turning into a hot spot.