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Powerball ticket worth $213.8 million sold in Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Hump Day just got a lot happier for one lucky lottery player in Pennsylvania!
The winner hit the jackpot with a Powerball ticket worth $213.8 million for Monday’s drawing.
They have yet to come forward!
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The winning ticket was sold at AJ’s Pizza on Harts Run Road in Pittsburgh, which will receive a $100,000 bonus.
It matched all five white balls: 9-22-57-67-68; and the red Powerball: 14.
This marks the 20th time a Powerball jackpot has been won in Pennsylvania.
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PennDOT responds to recent posts claiming Pennsylvania is removing state inspection requirements
Recent social media posts are claiming Pennsylvania is removing state inspection requirements. Tuesday, PennDOT set the record straight.
PennDOT clarified that no legislation has removed the requirement of annual state safety inspections and emissions testing.
Texas recently passed a law eliminating state inspection requirements, but PennDOT clarified that change does not apply to Pennsylvania.
Click here to learn more about the state inspection process.
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‘Smishing’ scam targets people who drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and some who don’t
Why having identity theft protection is so important
Identity theft is probably one of the most costly things that can happen to you, especially if you leave it unresolved for a while.
A simple two-sentence text has been popping up on people’s smart phones this year, informing them they owe money for previous trips along the Pennsylvania Turnpike — even if they haven’t driven on the toll road.
“To prevent further fees totaling $106.00, please settle the due amount of $10.60,” one text read, before listing a website where the person could supposedly pay the overdue bill.
It’s a scam. The texts are not coming from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and some of the people who receive them have never traveled on the turnpike.
If you click on the link, it will take you to a bogus website that asks for your credit card information in order to steal your identity, said Crispin Havener, a Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission spokesman.
The problem started in March when residents in Illinois began receiving the texts, supposedly from the Illinois Tollway. Scammers illegally obtained random lists of phone numbers, then sent texts to those numbers claiming to be from a particular state’s toll or turnpike commission, depending on the area codes, Havener said.
“It’s not a security breach,” Havener said. “There are no issues with our customer accounts.”
What is smishing?
Federal Bureau of Investigation officials call it “smishing” because the cybercriminals use short message service, or SMS, to go “phishing” for people’s credit card information.
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center received more than 2,000 complaints from at least three different states in the month after these texts first appeared on people’s smart phones.
“We saw that initial batch of texts in March and April, then last month we received a new bunch of complaints, and people seem to be receiving them again now,” Havener said.
What should I do if I get one of these texts?
Anyone who receives one of these texts should following these steps, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center:
- File a complaint with the center at www.ic3.gov.
- Check your account using the toll service’s legitimate website. In Pennsylvania, it’s www.paturnpike.com/e-zpass.
- Contact the toll service’s customer service phone number. In Pennsylvania, it’s 877-736-6727.
- Delete any smishing texts received.
- If you clicked any link or provided your information, take efforts to secure your personal information and financial accounts. Dispute any unfamiliar charges.
Contact David Bruce at dbruce@timesnews.com. Follow him on X @ETNBruce.
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