As a way to reduce contact during the pandemic, businesses put QR codes to good use, enabling people to safely order food, pay for parking, redeem offers, and more, all without risking COVID-19 ...

Warning about scammers using fake QR codes. (Copyright 2023 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) It’s a quick way to read a menu or make a payment for ...

As technology evolves, so do scams. The methods become simpler and more ingrained into how we normally operate in the world, and that is pretty scary. This one is not so much “I’m a foreign prince and ...

Scammers are targeting people in a clever way that involves technology many of us use every day – QR codes you can scan with your phone. Channel 2 consumer advisor Clark Howard said QR codes are so ...

Gone are the days of fishing around in your pocket for change to feed the meter. Most meters offer the convenience of paying by app, or even a QR code on the side of the meter. But experts say ...

Have you heard "quishing?" It’s when cyber criminals trick you into scanning a fake QR code. It then takes you to a fake website that may look legitimate. QR codes can pop up anywhere in public, but ...

Cases of fake QR codes on stickers affixed to real parking meter signs have been reported recently in Southern California. In Redondo Beach, the scam involved 150 parking meters where stickers with a ...

If you're the law-abiding, rule-following type who pays for parking without a second thought, this post is for you. Cities across the globe are warning drivers about a growing scam that uses fake QR ...

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 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — 2WTK asked the Better Business Bureau what scams they're seeing lately around the nation. Lechelle Yates from the BBB serving Center and Northwest North Carolina joined us to talk ...

As QR codes continue to be heavily used by legitimate organizations—from Super Bowl advertisements to enforcing parking fees and fines, scammers have crept in to abuse the very technology for their ...