Report by the city
Rip-off with fake QR codes busted
At the weekend, fake QR codes were discovered on around 40 parking ticket machines in the city of Salzburg. It is not even possible to pay parking fees with such codes in Salzburg. The city filed a complaint.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Fake QR codes appeared on around 40 parking ticket machines at the weekend, mainly in the Neustadt district. After opening the codes using a cell phone camera, drivers willing to pay landed on a website where they could supposedly buy a parking ticket. Personal data and payment instructions were requested on the page.
Data was sent to criminals
However, this data was sent to criminals after it was entered. Because the QR codes are fake. The City of Salzburg points out that parking tickets cannot be paid for using a QR code. Similar incidents have recently occurred in German cities. The counterfeit codes have now been removed. The city has filed a complaint. According to the police, it is not yet known whether any damage has been caused by the false QR codes.
The city is calling on people to report any suspicious information or attempts to tamper with parking machines to the criminal investigation department (strafamt-rv@stadt-salzburg.at; Tel. 0662 8072 2429) and to inform the nearest police station. Those affected are also advised to file a complaint with the police.
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