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The quiet rise of QR code payments in the UK shows just how much small businesses are rethinking how they get paid.47 For years, accepting payments meant signing up for card terminals, paying network ...

The City of Ottawa says its parking machines are being targeted by a scam involving stickers with a fake QR code that directs users to a fraudulent pay site. Scott Caldwell, manager of parking ...

The City of Vancouver is warning the public of a parking scam where a QR code takes you to a fake parking site.

Fraudsters are getting smarter, using fake QR codes to scam unsuspecting people. In a recent case, a woman lost €2,000 after scanning a QR code on a parking machine. This highlights how easily ...

A PayByPhone parking machine on Bank Street in the Glebe on Nov. 6, 2025. The city said it was made aware of a scam on parking machines on Nov. 3. (Credit: JULIE OLIVER) Fraudulent QR code stickers ...

Drivers in Argyll and Bute are being warned to be extra vigilant after scammers targeted the region's parking machines.

I don’t scan QR codes, and neither should you, especially if you care about cybersecurity. A QR code is a two-dimensional barcode that is readable by a smartphone with a camera or a mobile device with ...

Fraudulent QR code stickers were reportedly placed on parking machines in Ottawa recently, but the city says they have all been removed. The city said it was made aware of a scam on parking machines ...