Opinion: Fake QR code scam could lead to financial frustration


Stick to the ones that you are sure of. Restaurants and logins are safe and typically come directly from the source. — Image by freepik

This week we have an FBI warning about phone scams targeting Android and iPhone users alike.

If you don’t know what a QR code is, it is a square block made up of much smaller pixels, each filling up different parts of the block that can be scanned via smart phone cameras. Think if it kind of like a bar code.

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