Scammers are using fake traffic violation texts with QR codes to steal personal and financial data, posing as state courts and government agencies.

The Federal Trade Commission reports that there has been a spike in fake citation scams as they warn people not to scan the ...

Sun, March 1, 2026 at 8:49 PM UTC COOK COUNTY - If you receive a notice claiming to be from the Cook County Circuit Court that instructs you to scan a QR code and submit payment for unpaid parking ...

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 ...

Drivers have lost thousands of pounds in the scam that sees criminals stick fake QR codes over legitimate parking payment ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- A teen suspected of creating and distributing fraudulent parking tickets in an attempt to collect payments for them has been arrested in Santa Cruz, the police announced on ...

This should truly go without saying, but you should always check into what you're paying, before you pay it. Residents in Santa Cruz, California are being asked to look again at their recently paid ...

MUMBAI: In a major step to curb ticketing frauds, both Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR) have suspended QR code booking through their UTSonmobile app after widespread misuse by passengers.