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Update: that QR code on the parking meter in Dayton got me for $88
Pulled up to a meter near the Oregon District and there was a QR sticker slapped right over the real one, looked legit enough. It sent me to a payment page that took my card and "confirmed" my spot. Two hours later the city ticketed my car anyway, and my bank flagged the charge as fraud the next morning. $88 gone plus a $40 ticket, all because I never checked if the meter had its own sticker already. Now I yank on the sticker before scanning anything, if it peels easy it is fake. How many of you actually check the URL after scanning one of these?
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martinez.paul1d ago
Good thing you caught it before your card got drained for real, that sticker scam is getting out of hand. And honestly, who checks the URL? I barely read the thing, I just scan and tap like the meter owes me money. The peel test is smart though, those stickers are probably slapped on there by some dude with a sheet of them and a dream. Feels like every new "convenient" pay system is just a new way for someone to rob me for $88 plus a $40 kick in the teeth. City probably loves it too, they get their ticket money either way. Next time I park I'm bringing cash and a screwdriver, no QR code is beating me twice.
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