Urgent warnings issued over fake QR codes tricking motorists at British car parks into handing over hundreds of pounds to scammers
Some motorists claim to have been the target of large scale thefts- with one woman saying she had £1,500 taken from her bank ...
Drivers warned over car park scam as £1,500 wiped from bank account
Drivers could be caught out by a new car park scam with councils across the country reporting fake QR codes on pay and ...
Scam alert: bogus QR codes continue to target motorists
Quick Response (QR) codes are those black and white patterned squares you scan with a smartphone, which then direct you to a ...
From convenience to compromise: The rising threat of quishing scams
QR codes seem to be everywhere—from restaurant menus to parking meters to vending machines to payment systems. With threat ...
Police issue warning over cannabis stickers appearing in Carlisle
CUMBRIA Police are investigating stickers promoting cannabis sales around Carlisle. The stickers, which have QR codes attached, have been reported on various streets throughout the city. There are ...
Rise in reports of parking scams duping drivers
Scammers have been sticking fake QR codes in car parks and on parking payment machines to direct users to fraudulent pages online. In recent weeks warnings have been issued by Thanet, Ashford, Medway ...
Warning over common scam being used in car parks and restaurants
Local councils and police forces have issued warnings about QR code scams as they continue to catch people out across the country ...
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Bloomington welcomes hundreds to housing resource fair
Eastland Mall welcomed dozens of vendors offering safe housing options as part of resource fair organized by the city of ...
92 Shameless Scams That May Feel Like An Insult To Your Intelligence
We all know how it feels to be duped by another person. And in this day and age of technology, many of us have smartened up to detect a scam from a mile away. Yet, many fraudsters continue to strike ...
US Faster Payments Council publishes report on impediments to QR code adoption
The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, today released a new report, Overcoming Instant Payment ...