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Scammers are using fake traffic violation texts with QR codes to steal personal and financial data, posing as state courts ...

Scammers are using QR codes to trick people with fake traffic violations. Don't fall for it.

Alongside the use of CAPTCHA's, this new texting scam is even harder to detect by automated software.

QR codes are so familiar and widespread, we tend to trust them without question. That’s exactly what scammers rely on.

Older Australians are being urged to take extra care when using QR codes, as scammers increasingly exploit the everyday technology to steal information.

Fulton Police Department text scam is warning the public of a text scam circulating asking for people to pay a ticket through QR code.