The fake QR code on the parking meter
A sticker with a QR code: "Pay for your parking here." You scan, you pay, and you hand your card details to scammers.
1How they do it
- Scammers stick their own QR code over the real one, on parking meters, charging points or posters.
- The code opens a fake payment site.
- You enter your card details or log in to your bank.
- Fake QR codes also arrive by post or email, for example "from your bank".
2A real example
A sticker on the parking meter: "New! Pay quickly with QR." The site is called parkeer-betaal-be.com.
3How to spot it
- A sticker on top of another code.
- An address that does not match the town or the real service.
- A QR code in a letter or email from your "bank".
4How to protect yourself
- Pay for parking through the official app or the machine.
- After scanning, check the address first before you enter anything.
- Never scan a QR code to log in to your bank.
How WolfKey helps
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