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Hawaiian Electric said that it never demands payment via QR codes, gift cards, money transfers, prepaid debit cards or ...
Hawaiian Electric (HECO) warned customers to be aware of a scammer using QR codes to target local businesses. A book reveals ...
In the latest flurry of scams, criminals have targeted Hawaiian Electric business customers by threatening to shut off ...
The North York Moors National Park said its visitors had also been targeted by a QR code scam at authority-run car parks.
There has been an increase in drivers falling for fake QR code parking scams, police say, as they urge motorists to be ...
Fraudsters are increasingly using fake QR codes on parking meters to direct unsuspecting drivers to convincingly real ...
The name might not be one you recognise quite yet, it is not among the most widely known scams. It is a portmanteau of QR and ...
QR codes soared in popularity during the pandemic for their convenience—but now scammers are using them for a new kind of phishing, dubbed “quishing.” From hijacked parking meter stickers to fake ...
A council has warned drivers of scam QR code stickers that have been put on some of its parking meters. Dorset Council said ...
Unsolicited packages may signal a brushing scam where your data is used to post fake reviews and inflate a seller’s sales, ...
WARNINGS have been issued over two scams targeting visitors to the North York Moors National Park (NYMNP) Fraudsters have attached fake ‘pay by phone’ QR code stickers to car parking signs in the ...
An 18-year-old in North Bengaluru lost ₹90,000 to a fake buyer on OLX after scanning QR codes sent for payment verification.