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Chambersburg Police, FBI Alerting Residents About Scam Involving Unsolicited Packages with QR Codes

Cardiff Council alerts drivers to fake QR codes on parking machines used in a scam called quishing that stole £3.5 million UK-wide from April 2024 to April 2025, officials said.

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The FBI said criminals are sending unsolicited packages with QR codes that prompt recipients to provide personal and financial information or unknowingly download malicious software that steals data from their phones.

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Chambersburg police, FBI alerting residents about scam involving unsolicited packages with QR codes

The FBI said criminals are sending unsolicited packages with QR codes that prompt recipients to provide personal and financial information or unknowingly download malicious software that steals data from their phones.

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Urgent warning for drivers in Cardiff about QR scam that has cost millions

Across the UK £3.5 million has been lost to so-called quishing in the past year

·Wales, United Kingdom
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Wales Online broke the news in Wales, United Kingdom on Monday, September 15, 2025.
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