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Nittersing

(7,792 posts)
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 08:29 AM Friday

New scam. Parking violation scan (photo added)

Saw this on my local (Denver) Nextdoor. Being warned that it will immediately snag all your info.

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New scam. Parking violation scan (photo added) (Original Post) Nittersing Friday OP
BBB Scam Alert: Double check that QR code before you pay for parking By Better Business Bureau. July 26, 2024. usonian Friday #1
I likewise never scan QR codes. PoindexterOglethorpe Friday #2
Computer doesn't fit on the easy chair. DANG! usonian Friday #3
Laptop fits on my lap on my easy chair. PoindexterOglethorpe Friday #4
It's complicated. A laptop never figured into my needs since way back when, spare you the details. usonian Friday #5
Gotcha. I don't do anything that PoindexterOglethorpe Friday #6

usonian

(21,853 posts)
1. BBB Scam Alert: Double check that QR code before you pay for parking By Better Business Bureau. July 26, 2024.
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 09:22 AM
Friday
https://www.bbb.org/article/scams/28996-bbb-scam-alert-double-check-that-qr-code-before-you-pay-for-parking

Short:
Pay for parking directly through the meter. Instead of scanning QR codes to pay for parking, use your credit card to pay directly using the machine or meter.

I never scan QR codes.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(28,219 posts)
2. I likewise never scan QR codes.
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 10:47 AM
Friday

Perhaps that's why I never get things like spam on my phone.

I use my phone to make calls and to text. That's it. Everything else on-line I do on this computer.

usonian

(21,853 posts)
3. Computer doesn't fit on the easy chair. DANG!
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 11:27 AM
Friday

Everything on the computer is 1000X easier, faster, more efficient ...

usonian

(21,853 posts)
5. It's complicated. A laptop never figured into my needs since way back when, spare you the details.
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 12:42 PM
Friday

I do my best with the desktop and big old monitor.

ESPECIALLY for my photo work.

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