Municipal leaders across the country are warning drivers not to use QR codes stuck on to parking pay stations. Such QR codes are easily faked, and it seems scammers used them to soak up unsuspecting ...

CHARLOTTE — The Better Business Bureau said there has been an increase in scams this summer involving QR codes in public parking lots. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department posted on X Thursday ...

Drivers in countries where electric cars are growing in popularity are being targeted by fake QR stickers on charging stations claiming to let them pay. Christian Charisius/dpa Scan a QR code, enter ...

The RAC, formerly known as the Royal Automobile Club, in the U.K. has issued an alert for motorists to beware of parking lot cyber scammers following a spate of ticket payment fraud. The warning comes ...

Many cities are trying to make it easier for people to pay for parking by placing Quick Response (QR) codes that people scan with their cell phone camera on meters. The cities or parking companies ...

DENVER — A Nextdoor post about a parking scam in Cherry Creek has sparked concern among local residents — and for good reason. A viewer shared her story with Steve On Your Side after she thought she ...

(TNS) — During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have become accustomed to using their smartphone cameras to scan small black-and-white square bar codes, allowing them instantly to do everything from ...

A Quick Response code, or QR code, is an easy way to access information on your mobile device. However, a scam that uses the codes at parking meters is making people become more vigilant before they ...

The sign on the post at the pizza joint in Detroit had just one word on it, "Dog," and a QR code. My first reaction — and unfortunately this is how it goes when you write a little too much about fraud ...

Fraudulent QR codes imitating parking payment instructions were discovered in Whistler, B.C., and the municipality is warning the public that they might have fallen victim to credit card fraud. The ...