King County District Court is warning residents about fraudulent court hearing notices being sent by text message and email ...

Police in NJ are warning residents about a scam involving fraudulent traffic violation notices that urge people to scan a QR ...

The Cook County Clerk is warning people about an ongoing text scam with fake alerts about traffic violations. The messages ...

Get a notice of hearing in the mail for a traffic violation in New Jersey? Fear not, it may not be real. Police in Bergen County’s New Milford are warning about a scam involving fake “Notice of ...

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office warns of text scams impersonating District Court with fake “Notice of Hearing” for traffic violations urging QR code scans—avoid links, verify directly, and report ...

The FBI issued a public service announcement on July 31, 2025, warning consumers not to scan QR codes found inside unsolicited packages delivered to their homes. The alert describes a fraud scheme in ...

Wytheville PD is warning about a “brushing” scam involving unexpected Amazon packages with QR codes. Police say do not scan the code.

Scammers are using QR codes to trick people into paying them. Methods include sticking scam codes over legit ones on parking kiosks for example, or sending anonymous packages with QR codes.

Cook County officials are warning residents to be weary of a circulating text message scam that falsely claims to require payment for unpaid charges.

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — QR code scams surge as holiday shopping season approaches QR codes have become ubiquitous in restaurants, stores and marketing campaigns, but a troubling trend is emerging: ...

Entergy said that it does not use QR codes for payment and strongly discouraged users from scanning the code.