Many cities are trying to make it easier for people to pay for parking by placing Quick Response (QR) codes that people scan with their cell phone camera on meters. The cities or parking companies ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gone are the days of fishing around in your pocket for change to feed the meter. Most meters offer the convenience of paying by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drivers have been complaining about parking meters for generations. But now they’re really scamming you. Unknown suspects have ...

QR codes seem pretty innocuous until you scan a bad one and get something nasty on your system. If you want to keep your ...

Cases of fake QR codes on stickers affixed to real parking meter signs have been reported recently in Southern California. In Redondo Beach, the scam involved 150 parking meters where stickers with a ...

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If you're the law-abiding, rule-following type who pays for parking without a second thought, this post is for you. Cities across the globe are warning drivers about a growing scam that uses fake QR ...

LOS ANGELES -- QR codes are everywhere and even though they may seem harmless, scammers are now using them to drain your wallet. Vance Ingmanson was in San Clemente, California, when he saw a sign ...

ATLANTA — Scammers are targeting people in a clever way that involves technology many of us use every day – QR codes you can scan with your phone. Channel 2 consumer advisor Clark Howard said QR codes ...

PITTSBURGH — Gone are the days of fishing around in your pocket for change to feed the meter. Most meters offer the convenience of paying by app, or even a QR code on the side of the meter. But ...