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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNew 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)
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BBB Scam Alert: Double check that QR code before you pay for parking By Better Business Bureau. July 26, 2024.
usonian
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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.
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.
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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.
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!
Everything on the computer is 1000X easier, faster, more efficient ...
PoindexterOglethorpe
(28,219 posts)4. Laptop fits on my lap on my easy chair.
usonian
(21,853 posts)5. It's complicated. A laptop never figured into my needs since way back when, spare you the details.
I do my best with the desktop and big old monitor.
ESPECIALLY for my photo work.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(28,219 posts)6. Gotcha. I don't do anything that
actually requires the big monitor, lucky me.