u/Foreign_Presence_105

So got an invoice in the mail for road tolls in MA when I traveled through there apparently in Feb. Except I have never been to Massachusetts, I live in Montana and I would remember driving across the country in winter.

The "invoice" has enough details to look real. It also has my true license plate number and state. Most of the links in the letter are legit, the MASSDot Electronic toll website is www ezdrivema dot com and the phone number is correct. But the payment url from the invoice is www paybyplatema dot com and the state seal has the wrong motto...

On the genuine MA DOT website I went to enter my plate, state and "invoice number" and it said there was no match. I will bet you anything if I entered that on the other site they would find it.

It looks good enough that I sent an email to EZDriveMA and told them why I wasn't paying. If it is legit then their trained monkey who examines the toll camera pictures got the wrong license and they can sort it out themselves. If they insist it was me I will inform them to come and get it. They can't even block my registration renewal- vehicle is permanently registered so I don't pay for yearly taxes or renewals.

But by golly the letter was good, not even obvious typos. I want to visit Massachusetts but probably won't drive 5,000 miles roundtrip, I will fly instead.

EDIT: Unlike last night entering the invoice number and my plate info did work this morning and it turns out that it was "legit". Not my vehicle in the picture (black Ford suv, mine is a grey VW Touareg) so I did the dispute thing. Should be the end of it.

Still wondering why the state seal on the letter is wrong and why the payment URL on the letter is not the same as on their website.

I have an online business selling valuable items. I have someone who keeps trying to buy something on my website with what I believe are stolen credit cards. Why do I believe that?

1. Delivery address is a private mail box company
2. Billing Zip code doesn't match ship address, no billing address given
3. Email address is an Israeli provider (013 Netvision)
4. Order placed from an Tel Aviv IP address
5. Tried twice, different credit cards each time
6. Phone number is fake, belongs to someone in a different state

I do not sell internationally and that is spelled out on the website . I do not accept credit cards or Paypal accounts based outside the country. I have already blocked the IP address he is using.

If I did accept the order the risk is reversal and I lose the item and the money.

This is for sure not a new thing, but the first time it happened to me and I have been in business for 17 years.