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A Wellington parking meter in daylight with a fraudulent QR code sticker covering the legitimate one, parked cars visible in the background
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Fake QR Code Stickers Found on Wellington Parking Meters

Criminals stuck fraudulent QR codes over real ones on parking meters across New Zealand's capital. Scanning them could send your payment somewhere it was never meant to go.

3 min read
A street-level parking meter with fraudulent QR code stickers overlaid on the original payment instructions, natural daylight revealing the deception
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Fake QR code stickers on Christchurch parking meters are stealing payments

Scammers placed fraudulent stickers over real payment instructions to redirect drivers to copycat websites. The Christchurch City Council is urging residents not to scan any QR code found on a parking machine.

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