{
  "dataset": "Parking QR Code Scam Warnings Worldwide",
  "file": "parking-qr-code-scam-warnings-global.csv",
  "url": "https://parkgraph.com/data/parking-qr-code-scam-warnings-global",
  "csv": "https://parkgraph.com/data/parking-qr-code-scam-warnings-global.csv",
  "source": "https://huggingface.co/datasets/winsparking/parking-qr-code-scam-warnings-global",
  "publisher": "Park Graph",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "checked": "2026-11-05",
  "cite_as": "Park Graph, \"Parking QR Code Scam Warnings Worldwide,\" November 5, 2026, https://parkgraph.com/data/parking-qr-code-scam-warnings-global, CC BY 4.0.",
  "row_count": 125,
  "columns": [
    "warning_date",
    "city",
    "state_or_region",
    "country",
    "issuing_agency",
    "location_type",
    "source_name",
    "source_url"
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "warning_date": "2021-12-20",
      "city": "San Antonio",
      "state_or_region": "TX",
      "country": "United States",
      "issuing_agency": "San Antonio Police Department",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "KSAT",
      "source_url": "https://ksat.com/news/local/2021/12/20/sapd-warns-of-qr-code-scam-targeting-public-parking-spots"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2022-01-04",
      "city": "Austin",
      "state_or_region": "TX",
      "country": "United States",
      "issuing_agency": "Austin Transportation (City of Austin)",
      "location_type": "on-street pay stations",
      "source_name": "Austin Monitor",
      "source_url": "https://austinmonitor.com/stories/2022/01/fake-qr-codes-found-on-city-parking-stations"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2022-01-05",
      "city": "Houston",
      "state_or_region": "TX",
      "country": "United States",
      "issuing_agency": "ParkHouston (City of Houston)",
      "location_type": "on-street pay stations",
      "source_name": "City of Houston",
      "source_url": "https://www.houstontx.gov/parking/20220105.html"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2022-01-13",
      "city": "Statewide",
      "state_or_region": "MA",
      "country": "United States",
      "issuing_agency": "Massachusetts State Police",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "Boston.com",
      "source_url": "https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2022/01/13/massachusetts-state-police-warns-drivers-of-new-parking-meter-scam/"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2022-11-02",
      "city": "Isle of Wight",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Isle of Wight Council",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "OnTheWight (IW Council press office)",
      "source_url": "https://onthewight.com/?p=443939"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2023-04-25",
      "city": "Isle of Wight",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Isle of Wight Council",
      "location_type": "car park payment machines",
      "source_name": "Isle of Wight County Press",
      "source_url": "https://countypress.co.uk/news/23480397.isle-wight-parking-scam-warning-involving-fake-qr-codes"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-02-01",
      "city": "Baltimore",
      "state_or_region": "MD",
      "country": "United States",
      "issuing_agency": "Parking Authority of Baltimore City",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "WMAR-2 News",
      "source_url": "https://www.wmar2news.com/local/someones-trying-to-scam-people-parking-in-the-city"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-05-22",
      "city": "Amsterdam",
      "state_or_region": "North Holland",
      "country": "Netherlands",
      "issuing_agency": "Politie (Amsterdam)",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "Kassa (BNNVARA)",
      "source_url": "https://www.bnnvara.nl/kassa/artikelen/politie-kijk-uit-voor-oplichting-met-qr-codes-bij-parkeerautomaten"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-06-26",
      "city": "Lytham St Annes",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Fylde Council",
      "location_type": "pay-and-display machines and tariff boards",
      "source_name": "Parking Review (TransportXtra)",
      "source_url": "https://transportxtra.com/publications/parking-review/news/76433/fake-qr-codes-appear-lytham-st-annes-parking-machines"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-06-27",
      "city": "Aberdeen",
      "state_or_region": "Scotland",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Aberdeen City Council",
      "location_type": "parking ticket machines and signs",
      "source_name": "STV News",
      "source_url": "https://news.stv.tv/north/scammers-using-fake-qr-codes-on-parking-meters-across-aberdeen"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-06-30",
      "city": "Cheltenham",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Cheltenham Borough Council",
      "location_type": "car park payment machines",
      "source_name": "Parking Review (TransportXtra)",
      "source_url": "https://www.transportxtra.com/publications/parking-review/news/76431/scam-qr-codes-appear-in-cheltenham-car-parks"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-07-03",
      "city": "Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "BCP Council",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "BCP Council",
      "source_url": "https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/news-hub/news-articles/bcp-residents-urged-to-be-vigilant-when-paying-for-car-parking"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-07-04",
      "city": "Nyon",
      "state_or_region": "Vaud",
      "country": "Switzerland",
      "issuing_agency": "Police (Nyon region)",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "World Radio Switzerland",
      "source_url": "https://www.worldradio.ch/news/bitesize-news/parking-meter-scam-in-nyon"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-07-16",
      "city": "Nice",
      "state_or_region": "Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur",
      "country": "France",
      "issuing_agency": "Ville de Nice",
      "location_type": "parking meters (PayByPhone posters)",
      "source_name": "Clubic",
      "source_url": "https://clubic.com//actualite-532701-a-nice-de-faux-qr-code-sont-colles-aux-horodateurs-pour-siphonner-vos-donnees-bancaires.html"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-08-02",
      "city": "Wellington (Somerset)",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Somerset Council",
      "location_type": "car park payment machines",
      "source_name": "Wellington Today",
      "source_url": "https://wellington-today.co.uk/news/council-warning-against-paying-for-car-parking-via-qr-codes-after-scammers-strike-710219"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-08-05",
      "city": "Llandudno and Colwyn Bay",
      "state_or_region": "Wales",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Conwy County Borough Council",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "North Wales Live",
      "source_url": "https://dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/police-probe-major-parking-scam-29681869"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-08-05",
      "city": "Portsmouth",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Portsmouth City Council",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "Parking Review (TransportXtra)",
      "source_url": "https://www.transportxtra.com/publications/parking-review/news/76435/portsmouth-issues-fake-qr-code-warning"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-08-07",
      "city": "Northampton",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "West Northamptonshire Council",
      "location_type": "parking machines",
      "source_name": "TransportXtra",
      "source_url": "https://www.transportxtra.com/publications/new-transit/news/76640/west-northamptonshire-council-warns-about-scam-car-park-qr-codes"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-08-09",
      "city": "Ottawa",
      "state_or_region": "Ontario",
      "country": "Canada",
      "issuing_agency": "City of Ottawa",
      "location_type": "pay-and-display parking machines",
      "source_name": "CTV News Ottawa",
      "source_url": "https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/city-of-ottawa-warns-of-qr-code-scam-at-parking-meters/"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-08-20",
      "city": "Trafford",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Trafford Council",
      "location_type": "pay-and-display machines",
      "source_name": "Parking Review (TransportXtra)",
      "source_url": "https://www.transportxtra.com/publications/parking-review/news/76642/warning-after-bogus-qr-codes-found-in-trafford-car-parks"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-08-25",
      "city": "Redondo Beach",
      "state_or_region": "CA",
      "country": "United States",
      "issuing_agency": "City of Redondo Beach",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "ABC7 Los Angeles",
      "source_url": "https://abc7.com/post/redondo-beach-warns-drivers-parking-meter-scam-involving-fake-qr-codes/15228924/"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-09-17",
      "city": "Leicester",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Leicester City Council",
      "location_type": "parking machines",
      "source_name": "Leicester City Council",
      "source_url": "https://news.leicester.gov.uk/news-articles/2024/september/fraudsters-target-council-parking-machines-with-fake-qr-codes"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-09-19",
      "city": "Reading",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Reading Borough Council",
      "location_type": "pay-and-display machines",
      "source_name": "Parking Review (TransportXtra)",
      "source_url": "https://transportxtra.com/publications/parking-review/news/77015/reading-drivers-warned-over-fake-qr-codes"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-09-30",
      "city": "Telford and Ironbridge",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Telford & Wrekin Council",
      "location_type": "parking machines",
      "source_name": "Shropshire Live",
      "source_url": "https://www.shropshirelive.com/?p=224529"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-10-01",
      "city": "Basel",
      "state_or_region": "Basel-Stadt",
      "country": "Switzerland",
      "issuing_agency": "Kantonspolizei Basel-Stadt",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "Kanton Basel-Stadt",
      "source_url": "https://www.bs.ch/medienmitteilungen/jsd/2024-vorsicht-vor-qr-code-betrug-parkuhren"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-10-04",
      "city": "Monaco",
      "state_or_region": "Monaco",
      "country": "Monaco",
      "issuing_agency": "Mairie de Monaco",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "Monaco Tribune",
      "source_url": "https://www.monaco-tribune.com/2024/10/la-mairie-de-monaco-met-en-garde-contre-une-fraude-aux-horodateurs-en-principaute/"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-10-04",
      "city": "San Francisco",
      "state_or_region": "CA",
      "country": "United States",
      "issuing_agency": "San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)",
      "location_type": "parking pay machines",
      "source_name": "KRON4",
      "source_url": "https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/sfmta-finds-fake-qr-code-stickers-on-fishermans-wharf-parking-machines/"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-10-11",
      "city": "Leicester",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Leicester City Council",
      "location_type": "parking machines",
      "source_name": "Leicester City Council",
      "source_url": "https://news.leicester.gov.uk/news-articles/2024/october/fraudsters-again-target-council-parking-machines-with-fake-qr-codes"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-10-14",
      "city": "Dublin",
      "state_or_region": "County Dublin",
      "country": "Ireland",
      "issuing_agency": "Dublin City Council",
      "location_type": "pay-and-display machines and Payzone signs",
      "source_name": "Westmeath Examiner",
      "source_url": "https://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/?p=101929"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-10-14",
      "city": "Greystones (Wicklow)",
      "state_or_region": "County Wicklow",
      "country": "Ireland",
      "issuing_agency": "Wicklow County Council",
      "location_type": "parking signs",
      "source_name": "RTE News",
      "source_url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2024/1014/1475369-qr-parking-scam"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-10-14",
      "city": "Malahide (Fingal)",
      "state_or_region": "County Dublin",
      "country": "Ireland",
      "issuing_agency": "Fingal County Council",
      "location_type": "pay-and-display parking meters",
      "source_name": "TheJournal.ie",
      "source_url": "https://thejournal.ie/qr-code-parking-scam-6514858-Oct2024"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-10-15",
      "city": "Cork",
      "state_or_region": "County Cork",
      "country": "Ireland",
      "issuing_agency": "Cork City Council",
      "location_type": "pay-and-display machines",
      "source_name": "C103",
      "source_url": "https://619-5ce672a4eaaab.radiocms.com/news/c103-news-and-sport/cork-city-council-says-qr-code-stickers-are-not-used-to-pay-for-parking"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-10-25",
      "city": "Bruges",
      "state_or_region": "West Flanders",
      "country": "Belgium",
      "issuing_agency": "City of Bruges and police",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "Brussels Morning",
      "source_url": "https://brusselsmorning.com/?p=58812"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-10-25",
      "city": "Canterbury",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Canterbury City Council",
      "location_type": "parking machines",
      "source_name": "Canterbury City Council",
      "source_url": "https://news.canterbury.gov.uk/news/qr-codes-on-parking-machines-highly-likely-to-be-a-scam"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-11-12",
      "city": "Hannover",
      "state_or_region": "Lower Saxony",
      "country": "Germany",
      "issuing_agency": "Landeshauptstadt Hannover and Polizei Hannover",
      "location_type": "parking ticket machines",
      "source_name": "Hannover.de",
      "source_url": "https://www.hannover.de/Service/Presse-Medien/Hannover.de/Aktuelles/Service-2024/Betrugsmasche-an-Parkscheinautomaten-in-Hannover"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-11-14",
      "city": "Fort Lauderdale",
      "state_or_region": "FL",
      "country": "United States",
      "issuing_agency": "City of Fort Lauderdale",
      "location_type": "parking meters and pay-by-phone signs",
      "source_name": "NBC 6 South Florida",
      "source_url": "https://nbcmiami.com/news/local/fort-lauderdale-officials-warn-of-qr-code-scam-on-parking-meters-and-signs/3472576"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-11-21",
      "city": "Amsterdam",
      "state_or_region": "North Holland",
      "country": "Netherlands",
      "issuing_agency": "Politie and Gemeente Amsterdam",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "AT5",
      "source_url": "https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/229653/opnieuw-waarschuwing-voor-qr-stickers-van-oplichters-op-parkeerautomaten"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-11-22",
      "city": "Prague",
      "state_or_region": "Prague",
      "country": "Czech Republic",
      "issuing_agency": "Prague city parking administration (parking.praha.eu)",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "parking.praha.eu",
      "source_url": "https://parking.praha.eu/en/news/?post=5859"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-11-25",
      "city": "Rochester",
      "state_or_region": "MI",
      "country": "United States",
      "issuing_agency": "Rochester Police Department",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "C & G Newspapers",
      "source_url": "https://www.candgnews.com/news/scammers-use-bogus-qr-codes-on-parking-meters-to-cash-in-7080"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-11-29",
      "city": "Baden-Wurttemberg (statewide)",
      "state_or_region": "Baden-Wurttemberg",
      "country": "Germany",
      "issuing_agency": "Police (Baden-Wurttemberg)",
      "location_type": "parking ticket machines",
      "source_name": "Stuttgarter Zeitung (dpa/lsw)",
      "source_url": "https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/lokales/baden-wuerttemberg/mehrere-faelle-im-suedwesten-qr-codes-an-parkautomaten-polizei-warnt-vor-betrugsmasche-79151072.html"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-12-12",
      "city": "Zurich",
      "state_or_region": "Zurich",
      "country": "Switzerland",
      "issuing_agency": "Stadt Zurich (Dienstabteilung Verkehr) / Stadtpolizei",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "blue News",
      "source_url": "https://www.bluewin.ch/de/news/schweiz/jetzt-warnt-auch-die-stadt-zuerich-vor-fiesem-parkuhren-betrug-li.2484058"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-12-17",
      "city": "Miami",
      "state_or_region": "FL",
      "country": "United States",
      "issuing_agency": "Miami Parking Authority",
      "location_type": "parking signs and meters",
      "source_name": "WLRN",
      "source_url": "https://www.wlrn.org/news-in-brief/2024-12-17/miami-parking-authority-qr-codes"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-12-18",
      "city": "Brussels",
      "state_or_region": "Brussels-Capital",
      "country": "Belgium",
      "issuing_agency": "Police zone Bruxelles-Capitale/Ixelles",
      "location_type": "municipal parking meters",
      "source_name": "L'Avenir (Belga)",
      "source_url": "https://www.lavenir.net/regions/bruxelles/2024/12/18/des-qr-codes-frauduleux-apposes-sur-certains-horodateurs-bruxellois-R6W72YSVX5GFXJJNUITQBKJWCI/"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2024-12-31",
      "city": "Detroit",
      "state_or_region": "MI",
      "country": "United States",
      "issuing_agency": "Detroit Municipal Parking Department / police",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "WILX",
      "source_url": "https://www.wilx.com/2024/12/31/officials-warn-self-parking-scam-texts-qr-codes/"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2025-01-09",
      "city": "Walsall",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Walsall Council",
      "location_type": "car park payment machines",
      "source_name": "Walsall Council",
      "source_url": "https://go.walsall.gov.uk/newsroom/car-parking-qr-code-scam-warning"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2025-01-20",
      "city": "Luxembourg City",
      "state_or_region": "Luxembourg",
      "country": "Luxembourg",
      "issuing_agency": "Ville de Luxembourg",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "Chronicle.lu",
      "source_url": "https://chronicle.lu/category/motoring-1/53055-city-of-luxembourg-warns-against-fraudulent-parking-meter-stickers"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2025-01-22",
      "city": "Kensington and Chelsea (London)",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea",
      "location_type": "pay-by-phone parking signs",
      "source_name": "RBKC",
      "source_url": "https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/newsroom/warning-drivers-qr-code-parking-scam"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2025-01-28",
      "city": "Dortmund",
      "state_or_region": "North Rhine-Westphalia",
      "country": "Germany",
      "issuing_agency": "Stadt Dortmund and Polizei Dortmund",
      "location_type": "parking ticket machines",
      "source_name": "Stadt Dortmund",
      "source_url": "https://www.dortmund.de/newsroom/presse-mitteilungen/gefaelschte-qr-codes-an-parkautomaten-polizei-sucht-zeug-innen-gemeinsame-pressemitteilung-der-stadt-dortmund-und-der-polizei-dortmund-2.html"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2025-01-29",
      "city": "Chester",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Cheshire West and Chester Council",
      "location_type": "car park payment machines",
      "source_name": "Cheshire West and Chester Council",
      "source_url": "https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/news/council-warns-drivers-of-risks-using-qr-codes-to-pay-for-parking"
    },
    {
      "warning_date": "2025-01-29",
      "city": "Stowmarket",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Suffolk Trading Standards and Mid Suffolk District Council",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "Ipswich Star",
      "source_url": "https://www.ipswich.co.uk/warning-issued-after-scam-qr-code-found-on-parking-meter/"
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    {
      "warning_date": "2025-02-04",
      "city": "Guildford",
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      "issuing_agency": "Guildford Borough Council",
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      "source_name": "Epsom and Ewell Times",
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      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Sunderland City Council",
      "location_type": "pay-and-display and pay-by-phone machines",
      "source_name": "Sunderland City Council",
      "source_url": "https://www.sunderland.gov.uk/article/33955/Fake-QR-Code-Scam-at-city-car-park-payment-machines"
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      "warning_date": "2025-02-11",
      "city": "Wiltshire",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Wiltshire Council",
      "location_type": "car park signs",
      "source_name": "Rayo (Greatest Hits Swindon)",
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      "city": "Nationwide",
      "state_or_region": "Nationwide",
      "country": "Spain",
      "issuing_agency": "Policia Nacional",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "Xataka Movil",
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      "state_or_region": "Scotland",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Argyll and Bute Council",
      "location_type": "parking ticket machines",
      "source_name": "The Lochside Press",
      "source_url": "https://thelochsidepress.com/2025/02/20/car-park-scam-warning-in-argyll-and-bute/"
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      "warning_date": "2025-02-24",
      "city": "Prague",
      "state_or_region": "Prague",
      "country": "Czech Republic",
      "issuing_agency": "Prague city parking administration (parking.praha.eu)",
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      "source_name": "parking.praha.eu",
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      "city": "Salzburg",
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      "country": "Austria",
      "issuing_agency": "Stadt Salzburg and Polizei",
      "location_type": "parking ticket machines",
      "source_name": "Salzburg24",
      "source_url": "https://www.salzburg24.at/news/salzburg/stadt/betrug-mit-gefaelschten-qr-codes-an-salzburger-parkscheinautomaten-art-285282"
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      "city": "Dortmund",
      "state_or_region": "North Rhine-Westphalia",
      "country": "Germany",
      "issuing_agency": "Stadt Dortmund",
      "location_type": "parking ticket machines",
      "source_name": "Stadt Dortmund",
      "source_url": "https://www.dortmund.de/newsroom/presse-mitteilungen/erneut-gefaelschte-qr-codes-an-parkautomaten-in-der-dortmunder-city-aufgetaucht.html"
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      "city": "Thanet",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Thanet District Council",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "Isle of Thanet News",
      "source_url": "https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2025/02/26/warning-over-ringo-qr-code-scam-at-thanet-car-parks/"
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      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Neath Port Talbot Council",
      "location_type": "parking machines",
      "source_name": "Neath Port Talbot Council",
      "source_url": "https://www.npt.gov.uk/council/newsroom/press-releases/article/?id=7926"
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      "state_or_region": "Scotland",
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      "issuing_agency": "City of Edinburgh Council",
      "location_type": "parking ticket machines",
      "source_name": "Deadline News",
      "source_url": "https://deadlinenews.co.uk/2025/03/04/malicious-qr-code-scams-on-the-rise-as-edinburgh-council-warns-of-traps-on-ticket-machines/"
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      "state_or_region": "Valencian Community",
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      "issuing_agency": "Ayuntamiento de Alicante",
      "location_type": "ORA parking machines",
      "source_name": "El Espanol",
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      "state_or_region": "Berlin",
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      "issuing_agency": "Bezirksamt Mitte",
      "location_type": "parking ticket machines",
      "source_name": "Berlin.de",
      "source_url": "https://www.berlin.de/en/news/9536698-5559700-fraud-with-false-qr-codes-at-car-park-ti.en.html"
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      "issuing_agency": "Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart",
      "location_type": "parking ticket machines",
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      "issuing_agency": "Monmouthshire County Council",
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      "issuing_agency": "Whitsunday Regional Council",
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      "state_or_region": "England",
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      "issuing_agency": "Devon and Cornwall Police",
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      "source_name": "Dawlish Today",
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      "issuing_agency": "South Gloucestershire Council",
      "location_type": "car park payment machines and signs",
      "source_name": "South Gloucestershire Council",
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      "issuing_agency": "Hartlepool Borough Council",
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      "source_name": "Hartlepool Borough Council",
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      "issuing_agency": "City of Orlando",
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      "source_name": "ClickOrlando (WKMG)",
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      "issuing_agency": "Action Fraud",
      "location_type": "car park payment machines",
      "source_name": "Parking Review (TransportXtra)",
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      "issuing_agency": "Warwickshire County Council",
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      "source_name": "Parking Review (TransportXtra)",
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      "source_name": "Parking Review (TransportXtra)",
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      "country": "Canada",
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      "location_type": "parking meter signs",
      "source_name": "CBC News",
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      "city": "Lindau",
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      "source_name": "Denver7",
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      "country": "Canada",
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      "city": "Plymouth",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Plymouth City Council",
      "location_type": "car park payment machines",
      "source_name": "Parking Review (TransportXtra)",
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      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Torbay Council",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "Dawlish Today",
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      "city": "Luxembourg City",
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      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "Chronicle.lu",
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      "country": "Germany",
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      "location_type": "parking ticket machines",
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      "source_url": "https://www.dortmund.de/newsroom/presse-mitteilungen/erneut-gefaelschte-qr-codes-an-parkautomaten-in-der-dortmunder-city-aufgetaucht-2.html"
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      "source_name": "Hartlepool Borough Council",
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      "source_name": "STV News",
      "source_url": "https://news.stv.tv/north/drivers-warned-in-perth-and-kinross-after-170-fake-qr-codes-found-on-parking-machines"
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      "country": "Ireland",
      "issuing_agency": "An Garda Siochana",
      "location_type": "parking ticket machines",
      "source_name": "Limerick Leader",
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      "city": "Ottawa",
      "state_or_region": "Ontario",
      "country": "Canada",
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      "source_name": "Global News",
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      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "Monaco Tribune",
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      "country": "United States",
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      "source_name": "FOX 13 Tampa Bay",
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      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Sunderland City Council",
      "location_type": "parking machines",
      "source_name": "TransportXtra",
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      "city": "Vancouver",
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      "country": "Canada",
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      "source_name": "Daily Hive",
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      "city": "Raleigh",
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      "country": "United States",
      "issuing_agency": "City of Raleigh",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "ABC11",
      "source_url": "https://abc11.com/post/raleigh-parking-meter-scam-city-warns-people-fake-qr-codes-trying-get-financial-information/18356134/"
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      "warning_date": "2026-02-06",
      "city": "Aberdeen",
      "state_or_region": "Scotland",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Police Scotland",
      "location_type": "parking ticket machines and bays",
      "source_name": "STV News",
      "source_url": "https://news.stv.tv/north/warning-issued-after-fake-qr-codes-found-on-parking-meters-across-aberdeen"
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      "warning_date": "2026-02-11",
      "city": "Nottinghamshire (West Bridgford)",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Nottinghamshire County Council",
      "location_type": "pay-and-display machines",
      "source_name": "Gedling Eye",
      "source_url": "https://www.gedlingeye.co.uk/pay-and-display-qr-code-scam-warning-to-gedling-motorists/"
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      "city": "Kelowna",
      "state_or_region": "British Columbia",
      "country": "Canada",
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      "location_type": "parking meters and pay stations",
      "source_name": "Global News",
      "source_url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11673628/fraudulent-qr-codes-found-kelowna-parking-meters"
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      "city": "Windermere, Ambleside and Bowness",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "Cumbria Constabulary",
      "location_type": "car park payment meters and signs",
      "source_name": "Cumbria Constabulary",
      "source_url": "https://www.news.cumbria.police.uk/news/police-issue-warning-about-qr-code-fraud-in-car-parks-1"
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      "source_name": "La Tele",
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      "source_name": "Hartlepool Borough Council",
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      "source_name": "Beyond Radio",
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      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "Romania Insider",
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      "issuing_agency": "Perth and Kinross Council",
      "location_type": "car park ticket machines",
      "source_name": "STV News",
      "source_url": "https://news.stv.tv/north/drivers-issued-warning-after-fake-qr-codes-stuck-to-ticket-machines-in-perth-and-kinross"
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      "warning_date": "2026-04-23",
      "city": "South Hams",
      "state_or_region": "England",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "issuing_agency": "South Hams District Council",
      "location_type": "car park payment machines",
      "source_name": "Totnes Today",
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      "warning_date": "2026-04-24",
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      "state_or_region": "Ontario",
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      "source_name": "City of Mississauga",
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      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "CP24",
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      "source_url": "https://www.stuttgart.de/service/aktuelle-meldungen/2026/juni/stadt-stuttgart-warnt-erneut-vor-qr-code-betrug-an-parkscheinautomaten"
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      "country": "Canada",
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      "source_name": "Daily Hive",
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      "city": "Christchurch",
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      "issuing_agency": "Christchurch City Council",
      "location_type": "parking machines",
      "source_name": "1News",
      "source_url": "https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/07/14/fake-qr-code-payment-stickers-found-on-christchurch-parking-meters/"
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      "state_or_region": "Antwerp",
      "country": "Belgium",
      "issuing_agency": "City of Mechelen",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "VRT NWS",
      "source_url": "https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/07/19/mechelen-oplichting-stickers-parkeermeters-cybercriminelen-oplic/"
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      "country": "Belgium",
      "issuing_agency": "parking.brussels (Brussels regional parking agency)",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "The Brussels Times",
      "source_url": "https://www.brusselstimes.com/2247756/motorists-beware-brussels-parking-meter-scam-is-designed-to-steal-your-bank-details"
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      "country": "Canada",
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      "country": "Belgium",
      "issuing_agency": "Stad Gent",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "Stad Gent",
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      "country": "New Zealand",
      "issuing_agency": "Auckland Transport",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "Auckland Transport",
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      "country": "New Zealand",
      "issuing_agency": "Wellington City Council",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "Otago Daily Times (RNZ)",
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      "warning_date": "2026-09-30",
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      "country": "United States",
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      "source_name": "NYC DOI / Manhattan DA press release",
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      "state_or_region": "MI",
      "country": "United States",
      "issuing_agency": "Ann Arbor Police Department",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "WXYZ",
      "source_url": "https://www.wxyz.com/news/fake-qr-code-stickers-found-on-ann-arbor-parking-meters-police-warn-drivers-of-scam"
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      "country": "Switzerland",
      "issuing_agency": "Kantonspolizei Bern",
      "location_type": "parking meters",
      "source_name": "Plattform J",
      "source_url": "https://www.plattformj.ch/artikel/247885/"
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