Auckland parking meter scam: Fake QR codes target motorists’ credit card details

Stuff (New Zealand) and NZ Herald describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedThe warning follows similar scams on Wellington and Christchurch parking machines.

What changedThe left frames it as "Scam QR codes found on Auckland parking meters". The center frames it as "Auckland parking meter scam: Fake QR codes target motorists’ credit card details".

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Scam QR codes found on Auckland parking meters". The center frames it as "Auckland parking meter scam: Fake QR codes target motorists’ credit card details".

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NZ Herald49m ago

Auckland parking meter scam: Fake QR codes target motorists’ credit card details

The warning follows similar scams on Wellington and Christchurch parking machines.

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Stuff (New Zealand)33m ago

Scam QR codes found on Auckland parking meters

Auckland Transport is warning motorists not to scan QR codes on its parking machines after fraudulent stickers were discovered in the city centre.

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