QR code scams

[wtg]

Recent one popped up in Europe and the UK, with scammers pasting their QR code over a legitimate one on parking meters. Your payment goes to the scammer.

There are other versions of QR code scams, like the one included in a package that you aren't expecting. You're supposed to scan the enclosed QR code to find out who sent you the package. Oops...

How to avoid QR code scams.

https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2021/qr-codes.html

Me? I never scan them....

[Big_Al]

It's a jungle out there. The emergence of QR codes to access menus in restaurants during the pandemic left me out because I didn't have a smart phone. Now, I'm simply afraid to use them.

Big Al

[Steve Miller]

This is one I’ve never thought about.

Good grief.

[CHAS]

There is no end to it. I disliked them so much I only started using them recently. Now...
Thanks for posting this

[Axtremus]

Use a QR code scanner that can tell you exactly what's encoded in a QR code, examine the link before you click.

For iOS, use something like this: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/qr-pro-easy-qr-code-scanner/id1013912824