Is the QR code on the parking meter a scam?

It can be — “quishing” stickers slapped over the real code are a documented parking con. The fake code opens a lookalike payment page that takes your card details — sometimes signing you up for a subscription — while you think you're paying the city. Before scanning, check whether the sticker is layered over another code, and prefer the official parking app from your app store or the URL printed on the meter itself — typed, not scanned.

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