{ "dataset": "U.S. Parking QR Code Scam Warnings", "file": "us-parking-qr-code-scam-warnings.csv", "url": "https://parkgraph.com/data/us-parking-qr-code-scam-warnings", "csv": "https://parkgraph.com/data/us-parking-qr-code-scam-warnings.csv", "source": "https://huggingface.co/datasets/winsparking/us-parking-qr-code-scam-warnings", "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, \"U.S. Parking QR Code Scam Warnings,\" November 5, 2026, https://parkgraph.com/data/us-parking-qr-code-scam-warnings, CC BY 4.0.", "row_count": 22, "columns": [ "warning_date", "city", "state", "issuing_agency", "location_type", "source_name", "source_url" ], "rows": [ { "warning_date": "2021-12-20", "city": "San Antonio", "state": "TX", "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": "TX", "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": "TX", "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": "MA", "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": "2024-02-01", "city": "Baltimore", "state": "MD", "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": "2024-08-25", "city": "Redondo Beach", "state": "CA", "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": "2024-10-04", "city": "San Francisco", "state": "CA", "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": "2024-11-14", "city": "Fort Lauderdale", "state": "FL", "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": "2024-11-25", "city": "Rochester", "state": "MI", "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": "2024-12-17", "city": "Miami", "state": "FL", "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": "2024-12-31", "city": "Detroit", "state": "MI", "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": "2025-04-24", "city": "Walnut Creek", "state": "CA", "issuing_agency": "Walnut Creek Police Department", "location_type": "parking meters", "source_name": "CBS San Francisco", "source_url": "https://cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/walnut-creek-police-downtown-parking-scam" }, { "warning_date": "2025-05-22", "city": "Fort Lauderdale", "state": "FL", "issuing_agency": "City of Fort Lauderdale", "location_type": "parking meters and signs", "source_name": "WLRN", "source_url": "https://www.wlrn.org/news-in-brief/2025-05-22/fort-lauderdale-qr-code-scams" }, { "warning_date": "2025-06-03", "city": "Orlando", "state": "FL", "issuing_agency": "City of Orlando", "location_type": "parking meters", "source_name": "ClickOrlando (WKMG)", "source_url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2025/06/03/warning-issued-over-fake-qr-codes-on-downtown-orlando-parking-meters-heres-what-to-know/" }, { "warning_date": "2025-06-06", "city": "New York", "state": "NY", "issuing_agency": "NYC Department of Transportation", "location_type": "parking meters", "source_name": "NYC DOT press release", "source_url": "https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pr2025/nyc-dot-issues-parking-meter-scam-advisory.shtml" }, { "warning_date": "2025-07-03", "city": "Waldorf (Charles County)", "state": "MD", "issuing_agency": "Charles County Sheriff's Office", "location_type": "parking lot payment signs", "source_name": "Charles County Sheriff's Office", "source_url": "https://www.ccso.us/press-releases/16149/" }, { "warning_date": "2025-07-29", "city": "Denver", "state": "CO", "issuing_agency": "Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure", "location_type": "parking signs", "source_name": "Denver7", "source_url": "https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/scammers-are-posting-fake-qr-codes-on-denver-parking-signs-city-asks-for-help" }, { "warning_date": "2025-12-04", "city": "Pinellas County", "state": "FL", "issuing_agency": "Pinellas County Sheriff's Office", "location_type": "parking meters, signs and pay stations", "source_name": "FOX 13 Tampa Bay", "source_url": "https://www.fox13news.com/news/pinellas-county-sheriffs-office-warns-qr-code-scams" }, { "warning_date": "2026-01-05", "city": "Raleigh", "state": "NC", "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/" }, { "warning_date": "2026-02-25", "city": "Asheville", "state": "NC", "issuing_agency": "City of Asheville", "location_type": "parking meters", "source_name": "Fox Carolina", "source_url": "https://www.foxcarolina.com/2026/02/25/city-asheville-warns-fake-qr-code-stickers-parking-meters/" }, { "warning_date": "2026-09-30", "city": "New York (Manhattan)", "state": "NY", "issuing_agency": "Manhattan District Attorney's Office and NYC Department of Investigation", "location_type": "parking meters", "source_name": "NYC DOI / Manhattan DA press release", "source_url": "https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doi/press-releases/2026/September/Enescu.DANY.09.30.2026.pdf" }, { "warning_date": "2026-10-01", "city": "Ann Arbor", "state": "MI", "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" } ] }