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Scammers are putting fake QR codes on parking meters in California [1]

['Ellsworth Toohey']

Date: 2024-08-29  

According to ABC LA News, scammers have affixed counterfeit QR codes to parking meters, making them appear as legitimate links to pay for parking. Vance Ingmanson, a victim of the scam, recounted how he scanned a QR code while parking in San Clemente. The code directed him to a website that appeared to be authentic, where he entered his credit card information. Shortly after, his credit card company contacted him about unauthorized charges.

From ABC LA:

"We punched in the URL. The URL – the first five on the Google search were fakes," he recalled. "It was a scam. It has the logo. It says 'passport parking.'"

Ingmanson was trying to park his car. A few minutes later he knew something was wrong.

"I put in my credit card number," he said. "[My wife's] credit card company, about two minutes after I put in my information, called her and said 'We have unauthorized charges here.'"

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