New Scam Alert: QR Codes Replace Links in Traffic Ticket Phishing Your email has been sent Scammers are using fake traffic violation texts with QR codes to steal personal and financial data, posing as ...

PARK. THERE’S STILL NO WORD ON HOW IT STARTED OR IF ANYONE WAS HURT, BUT YOU GET A TEXT MESSAGE THAT SAYS YOU HAVE TO SHOW UP IN COURT, AND IF YOU DON’T, IT COULD COST YOU YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE AND ...

If you got a sketchy text last year about an unpaid toll or parking ticket, you weren't alone. Those DMV and E-ZPass phishing scams swept across the country in 2025, targeting drivers in states like ...

Scammers are sending fake "Notice of Default" traffic violation text messages impersonating state courts across the U.S., pressuring recipients to scan a QR code that leads to a phishing site ...

The Fulton Police Department posted on Facebook Sunday warning the public of a QR code scam circulating in the area. A text message claiming to be from Jackson County's Traffic Division has been sent ...

EIGHT NEWS AT FIVE STARTS RIGHT NOW. A WARNING TONIGHT FROM THE IOWA D-O-T. IT SAYS A NEW ROUND OF TEXTING SCAMS IS HITTING OUR MOBILE PHONES. A LOT OF US HAVE GOTTEN THEM. THE TEXTS ARE THREATENING ...

GEORGIA (WALB) - The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a scam notice circulating in the mail that claims to be from a court regarding a “traffic violation” and urges people to ...

Authorities are warning the public about a scam involving fake court notices that appear to come from the Superior Court of California and demand immediate payment through QR codes or other unofficial ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Scammers send court-themed texts urging immediate payment for fake traffic fines. Officials advise never to scan QR codes or provide ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The scam often arrives from a close friend. (Anna Barclay via Getty Images) WhatsApp has taken action against the ‘PIN Code scam’ ...

QR codes and fake shopping sites are becoming go-to tools for scammers, often redirecting consumers to convincing but malicious payment pages or lookalike retail websites. Red flags include unusual QR ...