As the April 15 tax deadline approaches, a sophisticated new threat is targeting unsuspecting taxpayers through the very devices in their pockets. Law enforcement and federal authorities are sounding ...

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

QR codes have become an everyday occurrence for a lot of things we encounter, but multiple federal agencies are urging ...

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 ...

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.

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

In a post on X, Entergy said several city chargers had been tampered with, with stickers placed over payment QR codes that ...

Minnesota court officials are warning drivers not to fall for a new texting scam that tries to dupe people into paying fake unpaid parking tickets.