Phishing scam to watch out for: fraudulent QR codes on parking meters

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Police in Austin and San Antonio have issued warnings about parking meters with QR codes. Scammers are using them to direct people to fraudulent sites that capture their payment details. Police are advising anyone who inadvertently enters their credit card details into one of these sites to file a police report and contact their card vendor to reverse any payments. QR codes have become increasingly visible in the West over the past few years, but lack of security means they're often used to direct users to fraudulent or dangerous sites. The advice for avoiding these scams is the same as for any phishing fraud: check the URL of the website you've been sent to for misspellings or less-than-professional design.

Source: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/12/22879...an-antonio

 

                                                      
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