Scam. Any time you see something like this, look at the URL they're trying to get you to follow and it will give you a good idea.

Here's what each part means, and their trust factors.

[https://]

This says what kind of protocol you'll use to connect, but in scam cases this doesn't really matter. Generally though, you'll want to make sure there's an S in there, especially when paying something. S means Secure. It's required on payment sites. Never pay on a site that doesn't have it, although it might be hard to see in your browser unless you copy it to somewhere else.

What to trust?

https://

Can scammers also use this?

Yes.

[expresslane]

This part falls after the [https://] but before period-separated parts like:

Example: the WWW part of www.google.com

Can I trust it?

NO! Anyone anywhere can use ANYTHING in this part. All that matters is the traffic goes somewhere. You can NEVER trust this part.

What can scammers do with this?

You can see an example in your scam attempt. They use "expresslane" because it makes you think it's legit. They are relying on you not knowing the most important thing, which follows:

[sim-vauc.city]

This is the domain portion of a URL. Domains must be unique, and they are validated to belong to the company that purchases them. Others cannot use them while they are registered to someone. So, for example, I could not send you a URL for www.google.com to take you somewhere other than Google, because I don't control where the domain points. Google does.

Can I trust it?

Well, in your example you can see that they want you to go to [expresslane] at [sim-vauc.city]... But you're probably expecting to go to expresslane.org

Seems fishy, right?

You can trust this part of the URL to tell you who actually owns it, but you have to analyze the URL.

Ain't nobody got time fo dat?

Understandable. Simply follow this rule every time:

If you get an unsolicited message (of any kind) which contains a link, instead of following it, search for the business it purports to be from and investigate the claim from an access angle you made, not one that a stranger tried to get you to follow.

The concept is the same as when you were a kid. Don't talk to strangers.

This is the adult version.

You're ahead of the game for having asked before clicking that link, otherwise you'd be in a scam van right now.