Scammers are using QR codes to trick people with fake traffic violations. Don't fall for it.

Alongside the use of CAPTCHA's, this new texting scam is even harder to detect by automated software.

Fulton Police Department text scam is warning the public of a text scam circulating asking for people to pay a ticket through QR code.

Now people have learned to distrust links in text messages, scammers have changed the bait, and in 2026 the “new link” is often a QR code tucked inside a fake notice. The latest twist on the old ...

Dallas police warn of scam texts posing as municipal courts and asking for payment via QR codes. Here's how to spot and void them.

A Facebook post from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office warns that fake traffic violation messages are circulating, ...

Did you receive a text message from the State of New York Criminal Court regarding unpaid parking or toll violations? Read ...

QR codes and fake shopping sites are becoming go-to tools for scammers, often redirecting consumers to convincing but ...

The Google Messages web app won’t allow users to pair using QR codes for much longer, according to a new warning. Users will instead have to sign in using their Google account credentials. We don’t ...