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A VIDEO RELEASED by Fingal County Council has warned members of the public about a scam involving fake QR codes on public parking meters.
The video, which was recorded by a council employee in Malahide, Co Dublin, showed two stickers which had been placed on the machine. One was put on the front, while the other was placed over the legitimate QR code on the side of the machine.
Warning: QR code scam on Pay & Display MachinesFingal County Council is warning motorists to be vigilant of a QR scam that has taken place on Pay and Display machines. The Council is aware that a bogus QR sticker is being placed on some machines, bringing the user to a… pic.twitter.com/xvmZSwY9yF
— Fingal County Council (@Fingalcoco) October 14, 2024
The scamming method, called quishing, involves tricking people into scanning a QR code believing it to be legitimate.
When the scanned, the …