Members of the public are being warned of the latest trick from scammers and fraudsters involving payment machines for parking your car.
Fingal County Council has issued a warning after being alerted of the scam, a fake QR code sticker was put on a car parking payment machine. The council said motorists should be “vigilant” of the scam.
“The council is aware that a bogus QR sticker is being placed on some machines, bringing the user to a fraudulent website which requests credit card details and other personal data. This has been reported to An Garda SÃochána.
“Fingal County Council is advising motorists not to scan any QR codes or bar codes that may appear on Pay and Display machines. Instead, download the genuine parking app Payzone in use directly from your phones app store and use this, or pay directly by card or cash where available.
Warning: QR code scam on Pay & Display Machines
Fingal County Council is warning motorists to be vigilant of a QR scam that has taken place on Pay and Display machines. The Council is aware that a bogus QR sticker is being placed on some machines, bringing the user to a… pic.twitter.com/xvmZSwY9yF— Fingal County Council (@Fingalcoco) October 14, 2024
Payzone Parking, which operates a lot of the machines involved, has also urged the public to avoid scanning the code.
In a statement on social media, it wrote: “We are aware of this and have reported it to the GardaÃ. We are urging motorists not to scan any QR Codes.Â
“We are currently removing all affected signage.Â
“If you have entered your card details on a fraudulent website, we recommend that you contact your bank immediately to cancel your card, email [email protected] with details of the QR code and the URL (website) you were directed to so that we can continue to get these sites taken down. You should also report the incident to An Garda SÃochána.”
They noted that the Payzone app is still available to use for online payments.
Gardaà confirmed that they were looking into the matter.
