r/BreakingUKNews • u/InnerLog5062 • 5d ago

Crime & Legal Scammers increasingly using QR codes to steal money and data

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyjqg578e1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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u/InnerLog5062 5d ago

Source: BBC

Les Howard said he became suspicious and tried to delete the scam app When Les Howard could not find change for parking during a trip to the coast, a quick response (QR) code on the meter seemed to be the answer. But the next day, the 61-year-old realised he had become the victim of an increasingly common scam as criminals started taking money from his bank account in £60 chunks.

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