On Your Side has been sharing the 12 Scams of Christmas, and now we unwrap the crooked QR code, it's part two of the "brushing" scam.
A new package scam started this summer, and it's likely to gain momentum as people start ordering their iPhone Airs and buying gifts for the holidays. Picture getting a package delivered to your front ...
QR codes are popping up everywhere, and now they're being used by scammers in a new scheme. The FBI issued an alert about scammers sending packages with malicious QR codes. These codes often appear on ...
QR codes that were once seen as a convenient shortcut for checking menus or paying bills have increasingly been turned into weapons. Fake delivery texts, counterfeit payment links and malicious codes ...
Scammers are taking the old “brushing scam” and making it more dangerous. Traditionally, brushing scams involved sending you packages you didn’t order so sellers could post fake reviews in your name.
THEY SEEM TO BE JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE. QR CODES OR QUICK RESPONSE CODES ARE SMALL BARCODES THAT WHEN YOU SCAN THEM WITH YOUR PHONE, TAKE YOU JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE. LIKE THIS RANDOM YOUTUBE VIDEO OF ME ...
WGAL NEWS EIGHT. POLICE IN CHAMBERSBURG IN THE FBI WANT YOU TO BE ON ALERT FOR A SCAM INVOLVING UNSOLICITED PACKAGES AND QR CODES. THEY SAY THIS IS A VARIATION OF A BRUSHING SCAM. THE FBI SAYS ...