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2 False Shooter Alerts | Parking Dispute Turns Deadly | Scammers Target Retail Shoppers: NorCal Patch PM

PENTICTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AUG 7 – The Penticton RCMP warns that a national scam uses fake QR codes to steal financial details from parking payments, with the city's official app not using QR codes.

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ALSO: Driver faces ghost gun charges; Gas leak report was false; Grass blaze contained; Cult cookie arrives; Students speak at UN assembly.

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2 False Shooter Alerts | Parking Dispute Turns Deadly | Scammers Target Retail Shoppers: NorCal Patch PM

ALSO: Driver faces ghost gun charges; Gas leak report was false; Grass blaze contained; Cult cookie arrives; Students speak at UN assembly.

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Penticton RCMP warns of parking scam ahead of Peach Festival

The city's parking pay system does not use QR codes

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Scammers using QR codes to target people paying for parking: B.C. RCMP

A parking scam that has been reported in Ottawa and Montreal has made its way to B.C.’s Okanagan, according to authorities.

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