Overview

• German Foreign Office reports numerous fraud cases involving fake toll demands sent via email and SMS to drivers on A13 and A14 in France.
• Scammers impersonate Ulys and Vinci Autoroutes, using alarming subject lines and spoofed sender domains to trick motorists into clicking insecure links.
• Fraudulent messages exploit France’s Free-Flow-Maut system—which registers vehicles electronically and allows 72 hours for online payment—to harvest credit card data.
• Ulys and Vinci Autoroutes confirm they request payments only through certified channels or at physical toll booths and never via electronic messages.
• Travelers are advised to verify payment requests on official websites, avoid unknown links, and report suspicious communications to the toll operators’ security teams.