Sharing The Verge link due to context provided and NYT paywall.

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    11 months ago

    The Times wrote that the most popular scams involved payroll and HR personnel impersonators and postal scams, among others. Early last year, police in several Texas cities said they’d found fraudulent QR codes placed on parking meters, directing people to a false payment site.

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      11 months ago

      Is putting a QR code on a meter actually illegal? What if it just takes you to a donate page or a website related to some sort of campaign?