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'Quishing' scam at North York Moors National Park car park: police issue warning to motorists

Summary by The Scarborough News
North Yorkshire Police have received reports of scam QR code stickers being put on the North York Moors National Park car park signs, namely the ones in green linked to the PayByPhone app.

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In several cities in Lower Saxony, again manipulated QR codes have appeared at parking machines. Bad Harzburg, Goslar, Celle and Hanover are affected by the so-called "Quishing". The perpetrators use stickers with their own QR codes, which are specifically glued via the official payment instructions of the providers such as PayByPhone or EasyPark. Users who scan these QR codes with the camera of their smartphone do not get to the real websites, …

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The Scarborough News broke the news in United Kingdom on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
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