CHICAGO (WLS) -- From restaurant menus to billboards, QR Codes are everywhere. But before you scan, make sure you're clear of a potential scam. According to experts at QR Code Generator, any code can ...

Scammers are now mailing sports trading cards posing as gifts, complete with a QR code that promises to verify authenticity.

The Federal Trade Commission is warning Americans about a new scam that starts right at your front door. According to a recent alert from the FTC, the scam begins with fraudsters sending a mysterious ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Elizabethtown Police Department is warning of a new scam involving fake QR codes. An ...

The Palm Beach Police Department is alerting the community to a new scam involving QR codes, also known as "brushing." Scammers send unexpected packages or gifts to individuals with no clear sender ...

A new scam is afoot in Palm Beach, and the Police Department wants you to be aware of it. This scam is known as “brushing,” and it involves getting an unexpected package by mail or through a delivery ...

The city of Redondo Beach is alerting residents and visitors to a recent scam involving fraudulent QR codes placed on parking meters. (Kim Chapin / Los Angeles Times) Someone affixed fraudulent QR ...

QR codes that were once seen as a convenient shortcut for checking menus or paying bills have increasingly been turned into weapons. Fake delivery texts, counterfeit payment links and malicious codes ...

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Fake QR codes are being placed on Traverse City parking meters in what city officials said could be a scam to trick users into making phony payments. While ...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — The Borough of Gettysburg issued a warning Friday to visitors and residents about a suspect scam involving phony QR codes placed on the borough's parking meters. Scanning the codes ...

CHARLOTTE — QR Codes make parking fast and easy. They may take you right to the website you want, or they may not. Some scammers put their codes over the real ones. Action 9′s Jason Stoogenke explains ...

Scammers are taking the old “brushing scam” and making it more dangerous. Traditionally, brushing scams involved sending you packages you didn’t order so sellers could post fake reviews in your name.