The RAC, formerly known as the Royal Automobile Club, in the U.K. has issued an alert for motorists to beware of parking lot cyber scammers following a spate of ticket payment fraud. The warning comes ...

Paid parking at ski areas has been a point of contention since resorts started implementing it. On December 27, 2025, several stickers imitating PayByPhone signs with fake QR codes were found on pay ...

A Quick Response code, or QR code, is an easy way to access information on your mobile device. However, a scam that uses the codes at parking meters is making people become more vigilant before they ...

Drivers hunting for a spot in a crowded city are increasingly discovering that the “private […] ...

Raleigh officials are urging residents and visitors to be cautious of counterfeit QR codes that have been spotted around the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa police are warning the community about a scam that targets people looking to use mobile payment methods in city parking lots. Fake QR code stickers have been spotted on ...

NORTHAMPTON —The discovery of fraudulent QR codes on parking meters prompted Northampton Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra to issue a fraud alert Friday. The alert advised parking lot patrons to remain ...

As technology evolves, so do scams. The methods become simpler and more ingrained into how we normally operate in the world, and that is pretty scary. This one is not so much “I’m a foreign prince and ...

Many cities are trying to make it easier for people to pay for parking by placing Quick Response (QR) codes that people scan with their cell phone camera on meters. The cities or parking companies ...