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Warning over fake QR codes on parking machines


Stickers put on council-owned meters are designed to steal motorists' card details.

Fake QR codes are being stuck on council-owned parking machines to try to trick people into handing over their card details. Parking officers found the codes on meters on The Parade in Llandudno and Colwyn Bay promenade, Conwy council said. It said enforcement officers would continue to monitor parking machines across the county, adding it was working with police and PayByPhone to get the fraudulent site taken down.

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