It’s not new at all unfortunately, but is absolutely worth looking out for!
This is why you should never scan random QR codes in a public space, regardless of how legit it looks.
Always use the parking app and code!
paybyphone getting annoyed at being outscammed by another scammer…
This has been a thing in India since QR codes were invented. I have the paybyphone app stored in my phone and prefer to type the number in than scan a QR code that is not necessary.
It’s a good message to be careful because it is so seasy to fall for it.
This is rife across the country.
I’ve seen warnings about this in Lancashire recently.
This is the flaw with QR codes – you can’t tell just by looking at them whether it is legit or has been replaced with something else.
We had an office trial this for some reason, ignored the warning. So some got replaced with Rick Astley QR codes. At least that was fairly harmless compared to a link that really wants to be malicious.
Today I Learned that there are 30 different parking apps in the UK
you could be trying to park in one road, using one app, and 50m away in the next road there’s a different app.
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It’s not new at all unfortunately, but is absolutely worth looking out for!
This is why you should never scan random QR codes in a public space, regardless of how legit it looks.
Always use the parking app and code!
paybyphone getting annoyed at being outscammed by another scammer…
This has been a thing in India since QR codes were invented. I have the paybyphone app stored in my phone and prefer to type the number in than scan a QR code that is not necessary.
It’s a good message to be careful because it is so seasy to fall for it.
This is rife across the country.
I’ve seen warnings about this in Lancashire recently.
This is the flaw with QR codes – you can’t tell just by looking at them whether it is legit or has been replaced with something else.
We had an office trial this for some reason, ignored the warning. So some got replaced with Rick Astley QR codes. At least that was fairly harmless compared to a link that really wants to be malicious.
Today I Learned that there are 30 different parking apps in the UK
you could be trying to park in one road, using one app, and 50m away in the next road there’s a different app.
no wonder scams like this catch people out.