In my case it was nothing more than an honest mistake that I was able to disprove. I have seen no evidence of “widespread fraud”. Spurious accusations do not make it so.
In one location alone in a 25 hour period, there were $84k in overcharges.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/drivers-overcharged-at-4-maryland-electronic-tolls-including-84k-at-fort-mchenry-tunnel/ar-AAODaWu
Rhode Island incorrectly charged 1,800 cars.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2021/12/10/ri-ez-pass-truck-toll-gantry-system-incorrectly-charged-1800-cars/6460940001/
The money quote from this article is; "Peter Alviti Jr., director of The Rhode Island Department of Transportation, told me his agency is
aware of the problem and has been working for months [emphasis mine] with the company that installed the gantries to correct the issue." These people, both at the goverment agency and the private company that's fraudulently billing customers, should be hauled into court and charged for mail fraud because that's exactly what it is. They also need to be criminally charged for giving false statements to law enforcement.
They have incident after incident and it's been going on for years.
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/maryland-e-z-pass-complaints-incorrect-billing/39046956#
"...in 2010, a group of plaintiffs from New Jersey filed a class-action suit against the company, claiming similar problems [inflated non-payment fees applied without warning] with toll collection at the Commodore Barry bridge separating New Jersey and Pennsylvania; the case was decided in their favor in November 2012.
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/fake-or-inflated-toll-charges-another-danger-of-license-plate-scanner-technology-070914.html
These agencies treat drivers as guilty until proven innocent. They don't do their research to check vehicle make and model to compare it to a photo. The technology is known to have flaws, and incorrect police plate readers have lead to lawsuits when they pull drivers out of cars at gunpoint:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/19/02/23/1944228/what-happens-when-police-license-plate-readers-make-mistakes
https://www.rt.com/usa/158540-sanfran-gunpoint-license-plate-error/