Do not scan a parking QR code without doing these crucial checks first - or you could fall victim to "quishing". Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter We have more newsletters A viral Facebook reel shows the moment that a vigilant motorist realised he was about to be a victim of a parking scam - and has shared the signs to spot so you don't get fooled. The parking con, known as "quishing" , was discovered by a man named Jay Jordan, who uploaded the video to Facebook on Monday (September 30) and it's since had over two million views on the platform.
In it, he also took steps to make sure that no one else would be affected. The clip was filmed in Ironbridge, a riverside village in Shropshire, England, and shows Mr Jordan peeling a fake QR code sticker from a local council operated parking sign in a car park called Dale End. The sign says: "Pay for your parking using your mobile" and offers up two options - either download an app, or scan the QR code to pay.
Similarly designed parking signs can be found across the UK. However, the real QR code has been covered up with a sticker that actually takes visitors to a scam website: a practice known as "quishing." One of the top commenters on the viral reel said: "I was caught out by one of these in Ironbridge.
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