FBI issues new warning about QR code scams

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5 ай бұрын

Federal officials say thieves are often using fake QR codes to misdirect payments, take customers’ money and steal other important information. Last year, there was about $150 million in reported losses involving fraudulent QR codes.
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@penguin32383 5 ай бұрын

I'm with the Boomers on this one. Just give me a paper menu!

@staywell7217 5 ай бұрын

Precisely!!!

@ryshellso526 5 ай бұрын

Same boomers that want a surveillance state... screw them, they steal from the younger generations and then attempt to put us in some 1984 dystopian hell.

@cynthia2553 5 ай бұрын

AMEN!!!!!

@TheMissingDislikeButton 5 ай бұрын

That's what a boomer would say

@janetownley 5 ай бұрын

@@TheMissingDislikeButton And that’s what someone obsessed with labeling people according to huge age groups would say

@laskey2175 5 ай бұрын

They've always been dangerous. This is not new. A QR code is just a link you cannot read.

@Readysetgo2007 5 ай бұрын

Not dangerous if it does what it's supposed to do. Btw, this is like saying e-mails and phone calls are dangerous. Yeah, they can be if someone is trying to trick you through e-mail/phone call. So occasionally dangerous I suppose.

@MajICReiki 5 ай бұрын

@Readysetgo2007 no guarantee it is secure, is safe?

@FootballFan-zb3zq 5 ай бұрын

@@Readysetgo2007 Such a funny statement, scams are capable of accomplishing what they are intended to do, you think that doesn't make them dangerous?

@Readysetgo2007 5 ай бұрын

@@FootballFan-zb3zq Dangerous if someone is actually trying to trick you. I was saying it's safe when no one is trying to trick you. And when you can scan you see the URL, so you get a chance to visit the link or not. So better check if the URL looks alright before you press Go to link. So could of course be dangerous if you don't take time to check this. It's like getting a weird e-mail, most times you can see the e-mail address is looking weird and then you know not to press any link in the e-mail.

@desmondjefferson2127 5 ай бұрын

As a software engineer or more than 2 decades, I confirm this completely. At least the new pixel give you a peek at the address. I'll admit, I've been lazy because of a lot of menus at places do this now

@jaysant6958 5 ай бұрын

How come in scams like these it’s hard to track who the people behind them are? If money gets sent somewhere, why can nobody track where that money went?

@Seeeee816 5 ай бұрын

Because my anaconda don’t want nun unless you got bunz hunn!

@mcdowe245 5 ай бұрын

Because the accounts they linked to are all fake. Then they use homeless people to pull the money out of ATMs. They get like $20 in drugs and don't give AF. The scammer gets all the cash that was in theaccount.

@ACommenterOnYouTube 5 ай бұрын

Yes and no. They know where the $$ went but they can't get it back because its not like a store or business that can do a refund, once the $$ is sent, its gone unless that person refunds it. Next the bad guys never get caught.

@jaysant6958 5 ай бұрын

@@ACommenterOnKZfaq I get the part about not refunds but I don’t get the part about how they can’t track where the money went in order to see who the bad guys are.

@ACommenterOnYouTube 5 ай бұрын

@@jaysant6958 The banks KNOW where it goes, whether or not they tell you is another deal, and most likely they won't tell you where it went, they will just file a complaint and either give you your $$ back or say sorry you accpeted their transfer. The bad guys NEVER get caught, they just close down shop and move somewhere else and open another bank account.

@Stina85 5 ай бұрын

I have been skeptical of QR codes since they first began surfacing. You cannot tell by looking at squares which one is safe and which one is not. The best way to stay safe is to avoid scanning ANY QR codes, ever.

@migmit 5 ай бұрын

There is a simple way to tell that. They are ALL safe. The problem is with websites they might lead to, not QR codes.

@TheRealScooterGuy 5 ай бұрын

@@jpf1978 -- A QR code _potentially can_ hold more than just a URL. Only some phones will tell you what is encoded there. (Google Lens can show you the contents, if you are curious.) The data limit for a QR code is around 3K of data -- much more than you ever need for navigating to a website.

@xb4714 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for clarifying it up. QR codes are fine, it’s what they point to. And phones will usually ask the user if they want to access the web site after reading the QR code.

@tw8464 5 ай бұрын

Exactly

@tw8464 5 ай бұрын

The problem is there may be no way to tell if the "link" the "QR code " sends to is legit or not.

@luisguerrero9310 5 ай бұрын

I never scan QR codes..... at the airport the security guy said scan this QR code, I simply said I don't own a phone what do I do? The security guy said , just go you're fine....

@tw8464 5 ай бұрын

Exactly. Everyone should refuse "qr codes." Even if they're not "fake," even the "legit" ones it is all about corporations stealing your private property, your data, to enrich themselves and impoverish you.

@wolfmangoland7972 5 ай бұрын

I never trusted QR codes and apps that connect to people's bank accounts.

@punkypinko2965 5 ай бұрын

What? I've never seen that. That's insane.

@SethiozProject 5 ай бұрын

QR code is just a link ... links can't install malware or connect to bank accounts.

@mastercraftsman4213 5 ай бұрын

@@SethiozProjectthey can send you to a site you think is real....such as your bank....and when you try to log on....they now know your account number and password....or any other site they can fool you to think is real

@PassportBrosAndBlondeManWeaves 5 ай бұрын

@@SethiozProjectoh please

@Yolo942 5 ай бұрын

Pay attention that's your advice seriously , just avoid using QR codes if there are other options period.

@SethiozProject 5 ай бұрын

pay attention to what you are doing is only advice you ever need .. in fact it's not advice, it's stating common sense and if you need to explain common sense to someone, then there's really no point as they wouldn't understand it anyways.

@stevenmitchell1 5 ай бұрын

@@SethiozProject Obviously you have never had a deep thought in your lifetime.

@Yolo942 5 ай бұрын

@@stevenmitchell1 check out the big brain on Steven.

@fitforfreelance 5 ай бұрын

I was shocked she said that

@B-RaDD 5 ай бұрын

"there are some software apps that you can use BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING........(WAIT FOR IT )........PAY ATTENTION" 😅🤣🤣😅😂😂🤣

@UnShredded 5 ай бұрын

Oh great, now with AI we'll have to take full length courses against scammers.

@MajICReiki 5 ай бұрын

Too bad Ai cannot help consumers some how! 🤔

@mr_koko2070 5 ай бұрын

@@MajICReiki What do you mean by that??

@null__void 5 ай бұрын

And they’ll be outdated before you even get halfway through the semester

@punkypinko2965 5 ай бұрын

QR codes have nothing to do with AI.

@ladycrillz 5 ай бұрын

the world is FUCKED

@Thadopeera 5 ай бұрын

When you put convenience over security this is what you get 💯

@janetownley 5 ай бұрын

No, that’s not the point

@steb430 5 ай бұрын

Making it easier for the crooks!

@exxxo45 5 ай бұрын

@@janetownley that's the point that was failed to be mentioned in the video

@djamilawilschke7259 5 ай бұрын

@@exxxo45nope it‘s not the point

@exxxo45 5 ай бұрын

@@djamilawilschke7259 I'm glad you shed some light on the subject.

@TheLegitAlpha 5 ай бұрын

Anyone and their grandmothers that use Discord knows that QR codes cannot be trusted.

@bardnightingale 4 ай бұрын

I love discord .... so not sure why that has anything to do with QR codes. Those have always been shady.

@thomasbeachnaw9019 5 ай бұрын

This is exactly why we cant abandon currency.

@user-fy5jb5wk6i 5 ай бұрын

Paper currency please clarify because a lot of people think digital 😂

@tw8464 5 ай бұрын

You're absolutely right. We need to be raising hell with the government for pro cash legislation to Keep Cash.

@Max-hq2jm 5 ай бұрын

Cash is safe and anonymous...

@babybirdhome 5 ай бұрын

Umm… do you realize how many of these scams are only possible _because_ people are using cash?

@user-tq9jh6jo4u 5 ай бұрын

EXACTLY

@edwardrhoads7283 5 ай бұрын

Saw one of these at a Wendy's once. I told them about it. Workers there had no idea about it but were clear it was not theirs. I hope they got rid of it fast.

@smiller2044 5 ай бұрын

*This is why technology isn’t always a benefit*

@SethiozProject 5 ай бұрын

smart phone, for dumb people. i've always hated smart phones .. they're worst invention ever. smart phones have dumbified people on core levels

@migmit 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, it increases chances that clueless people get on TV.

@user-tq9jh6jo4u 5 ай бұрын

EITHER IS OUR GOVERNMENT

@aussie8114 5 ай бұрын

Best thing to do is NEVER scan a QR code.

@tw8464 5 ай бұрын

Exactly

@n3orun 4 ай бұрын

never cross a street either.

@mattsmith4589 5 ай бұрын

TOO MUCH TECHNOLOGY!!

@tw8464 5 ай бұрын

Exactly

@b43xoit 5 ай бұрын

Wrongly designed, without safety in mind.

@TroyQwert 5 ай бұрын

And what is it you offer instead? Technology is unstoppable. 😊

@b43xoit 4 ай бұрын

@@TroyQwert What should be offered instead is responsible and thoughtful choice of techniques. Not just whizz-bang for its own sake (note, no apostrophe on "its").

@johnhmielewski1230 5 ай бұрын

QR codes never looked right in the first place lol

@ChiRusNkFUSA 5 ай бұрын

In Thailand we have been using QR code to purchase items for many years and we don’t have any issue unlike in this stupid greatest country.

@hawavideouploader 5 ай бұрын

@@ChiRusNkFUSA If people in this country were smart, this video would not exist.

@adamhuffman3354 5 ай бұрын

Easy now. Americans are trying. I’m sure in November they will have everything worked out.

@chanistheman 5 ай бұрын

stupid greatest country is a brewing pot for smart criminals.@@ChiRusNkFUSA

@derricksorrell182 5 ай бұрын

@@ChiRusNkFUSAstill better than what thailands infamous for 🤣😂 keep your ladyboys and trafficking 🤡

@Forgan_Mreeman 5 ай бұрын

2:04 the safety of our customers is our top priority. Hmm..I thought the top priority is profits

@ACommenterOnYouTube 5 ай бұрын

yea as if they have someone watching that qr code 24/7 to see if anyone puts their code over it

@punkypinko2965 5 ай бұрын

No ... they opened that parking garage for the 🤣safety and benefit of others ... profit? Since when was profit important? Profit is always less important than the safety of their customers (strangers they don't know who they want money from). Right?

@SethiozProject 5 ай бұрын

ofc top priority is money, but if they'd say this in public, then people would lose their minds and riot against hte company like "HOW DARE YOU??" you can't run a successful business without making up big lies on every step, that's only way to get rich nowdays. how to get rich: be selfish, be greedy, make up lies and pretend like other people's well being is your top priority. make sure to tell those lies thru your teeth with a big fake smile on your face.

@Eyes0penNoFear 5 ай бұрын

@@SethiozProjectisn't it strange that so many people wish they could be wealthy, yet they believe the only way to accomplish that is to become a monster? True irony.

@bijoychandraroy 5 ай бұрын

A link you can't read, what could have possibly gone wrong?

@la6136 5 ай бұрын

I’m getting really tired of technology. It is always advertised as something that is supposed to make our lives easier and in reality it just causes more problems.

@MsLemon1971 5 ай бұрын

The pay applications on your phone are not convenient, they are dangerous.

@BlownMacTruck 5 ай бұрын

What? They are literally the safest option versus QR codes. They are a known application that you must enter zone location with. God I wish boomers would just go away already.

@migmit 5 ай бұрын

No they are not.

@JacksG13 5 ай бұрын

What I'm hearing is that it's a good thing I still have a old fashioned flip phone

@megatrolltrollington 5 ай бұрын

And people always act like im unreasonable when i refuse to use a qr code.

@migmit 5 ай бұрын

Surprise: you ARE unreasonable. Same as this "expert".

@7_of_9 5 ай бұрын

Weak punishment is trh REAL reason why these scams are happening

@tedrice1026 5 ай бұрын

Yep, the excuse always is "they are outside of the country", but the so-called "Nigerian Prince" turned out to be an American living in the USA. They just don't want to go to the bother of following the money and prosecuting.

@janofb 5 ай бұрын

Good for her, situational awareness

@elizabethcohen1035 5 ай бұрын

That young lady was awesome. And she went above and beyond by sharing it with others.

@NeilTruick 5 ай бұрын

Whenever the steps necessary to separate you from your money are reduced, the scam potential increases exponentially. Consumers need to push back against trading security for convenience every time. If it's too easy, you're too vulnerable...

@SethiozProject 5 ай бұрын

wrong. only problem is dumb people who fall for obvious scams. i think 1980s was the first golden era and internet's golden era was early 2000s (2000-2010). anything after 2015 has become total sh!tfest .. all this geo-track and geo-locking, censoring and 2-way-authisms have ruined the internet.

@papasedokarajeh6183 5 ай бұрын

Algorithm should be included to check the authenticity of the barcode

@n3orun 4 ай бұрын

just - how?

@matchpoint14 5 ай бұрын

Common sense should tell you not to open your device up to anything like this. NEVER!!!

@joycefuller4366 5 ай бұрын

I really appreciate this article crime and criminals are never going to stop and people need to stay aware and think outside the box, Thank you

@SethiozProject 5 ай бұрын

scammers are technically not criminals. if someone pretends to be your friend and asks you to give them your money and you're dumb enough to give it, that's your own fault. you can't call someone a thief if they ask you for your money and you choose to give it. it is your own responsibility to pay attention to what you are doing. having awareness of potato is your own fault.

@migmit 5 ай бұрын

@@SethiozProjectIt's called "fraud", and it is a criminal offence.

@PinkyFingerPedalStrike 5 ай бұрын

"Updated QR code with our branding" LOL, that should help 😂

@ralphoutland5226 5 ай бұрын

Everyone wants easy access to convenience. Even thieves are making it more convenient and easier for them to take from you. I suggest the old way of operating. In person at trusted locations.

@ausbare140 5 ай бұрын

This is what happens when every one wants to go cashless.

@b43xoit 5 ай бұрын

Some restaurants and bars are actively promoting a Handmaid's-Tale kind of world and customers are falling for it.

@ausbare140 5 ай бұрын

@@b43xoit I do not know what a Handmaid's-Tale is.

@b43xoit 4 ай бұрын

@@ausbare140 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale No one has cash or valuables that can be traded, only accounts on a computer system. So all wealth can be taken away from political dissidents with the press of a button.

@ACommenterOnYouTube 5 ай бұрын

HOW DOES A QR CODE NOT LOOK RIGHT ??????

@johnj1807 5 ай бұрын

lol she probably noticed a printed crooked taped or glued on paper with a QR right over the actual one on the sign

@whoknows6918 5 ай бұрын

Did you not watch the video ☠️

@ACommenterOnYouTube 5 ай бұрын

@@whoknows6918 Did YOU ??

@darrennew8211 5 ай бұрын

@@ACommenterOnKZfaq Yes. They explain it by asking her.

@ACommenterOnYouTube 5 ай бұрын

@@darrennew8211 Over your head

@janetpattison8474 5 ай бұрын

Glad I don’t ever scan QR codes. The evil creativity of the thieves is amazing, and ppl can’t figure all this stuff out. Good clue that we should NOT keep anything important on our phones.

@LisaMarieFord 5 ай бұрын

There should always be other options for those that do not want to use or do not know how to use or do not have a phone capable of using a QR Code. One of those should always include a URL to their site or the app in both the Google and Apple stores that can be manually entered. And an alternative payment method to pay in person.

@xcaliberVirus 5 ай бұрын

They use to scam people with "tinyurl" too.

@MajICReiki 5 ай бұрын

They said It gives access to their phone. It could be a fake informational QR code, not purchase related. Right?

@LisaMarieFord 5 ай бұрын

@@MajICReiki The sign for the parking place has the QR code to link to a way to pay them for using their parking location. The original does not give the parking garage access to a customer’s phone, or should not, just provide them with a method to make payment. The fake QR code could do a variety of things. It could send the customer to a phishing link where they input their payment method to the scammer and not the parking garage company. It could steal information from the customer’s phone. It could put harmful content onto the customer’s phone and steal information later OR cause their phone to infect other people’s devices. All kinds of nasty stuff. So it may be about purchase related, but maybe not. Testing out fake QR codes is not a good idea. However, the original sign’s QR code was for payment. Hope that helps.

@darrennew8211 5 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure the sign had a place you could tap your credit card.

@LisaMarieFord 5 ай бұрын

@@darrennew8211 It looks like it was a Use your phone and tap here method; which still can involve digital issues. That’s not an alternative payment method, as those are nearly the same. Even the tap your credit card methods are known for their own glitches, beyond scams, they’ve had some even charging passersby.

@cw5451 5 ай бұрын

Smart lady for realizing the fraud!

@migmit 5 ай бұрын

Um, no. Scanning a QR code does NOT give anybody else access to your phone. QR code is just a different alphabet, basically. You can even scan QR codes with your eyes; there are people who trained themselves to do so. No phone required. Some people have their phones set up so that they automatically visit a website, if that QR code is a URL. Again, it doesn't differ from manually entering a link, or clicking a link in an email. And guess what? Simply visiting a website does NOT give anybody access to your phone either. Now, the website itself might be scammy, trying to, for example, get you to give it your credit card number, or something like that. But that has nothing to do with a QR code itself. Basically, stop fearmongering; QR codes are absolutely fine, the dangers are in other places.

@riz4560 5 ай бұрын

I appreciate this, too many people with zero technical knowledge chiming in

@xcreenplay7264 5 ай бұрын

I hate this world 😢

@SethiozProject 5 ай бұрын

me too

@ksnax 5 ай бұрын

A QR code cannot normally put malicious software on a phone on it's own. Security on the phone requires the user's acknowledgement to download. Easiest insurance is to type in the website directly, and NEVER download anything from a public QR code.

@D.von.N 5 ай бұрын

you would be surprised how far scammers have gone by now. Also there is a software called Pegasus that installs itself on your phone, scans it for key info and then removing itself without you ever noticing it was there. Is.rael knows.

@ksnax 5 ай бұрын

@@D.von.N That is a different class of installation method. As I said, QR readers only bring up a URL. By default, they don't do anything with the URL they bring up, leaving it up to the user to decide what to do with it. I.e., it's a translator like any other language translator.

@mastercraftsman4213 5 ай бұрын

It can take you to a fake site that you think is real....so you enter your info....username amd password...then your screwed

@kestralrider313 5 ай бұрын

I was going to say the same thing. Just like any URL in an email or other sources, it's up to the user to read the URL, look for the correct domain, etc. before going to the next step. I'm not aware of any QR code that can trigger an automatic download and installation of malware; one of the interviewees made it sound like this was possible the way she described the process.

@glenbateman5960 5 ай бұрын

I have never scanned a QR code. As soon as they started this, I saw the potential for how easy it would be for scammers to capitalize off of them. In these times, it can be very beneficial to be a Luddite. Trust emerging technologies at your own risk.

@migmit 5 ай бұрын

There is no potential. No more than a link in an email.

@glenbateman5960 5 ай бұрын

@@migmit I don't click on links in emails or texts, either. Good luck👍

@minwade5436 5 ай бұрын

@@glenbateman5960 I’m with you if it isn’t “written” in yr own language, ignore QR codes. The darn things are very dangerous. Best wishes from Adelaide; South Australia🦘🐨🇦🇺💐

@RegisterRedVoteBlue 5 ай бұрын

Simple fix: put the sticker behind a window

@dr4g00nk1d 5 ай бұрын

nah the simple fix is to not have QR codes normalized... you could literally scan any QR code and some could lead to literal viruses lmao... its so bad

@RegisterRedVoteBlue 5 ай бұрын

@@dr4g00nk1d that's not reasonable. Technology is advancing. We are going to have to find a way to use it and make it safe. Staying in the past is not the answer

@ninjagirl226 5 ай бұрын

@@RegisterRedVoteBlueBut to be fair I hate phone based systems like this especially when it’s not needed. The old system worked well why F it up with some thing like this cause it’s new. Cause this was always prone to scams; it’s why I don’t pay with my phone and my sister who does this has her bank account hacked every month at least.

@ACommenterOnYouTube 5 ай бұрын

They will break the window and place their sticker over it

@Readysetgo2007 5 ай бұрын

Or check if there are layers of stickers like the girl in the video did? And if you see staff, talk to them to report it so they become aware of the problem?

@NortheastAndRetired 5 ай бұрын

I have an idea, how about just don't ever scan any QR code. 🤔

@ACommenterOnYouTube 5 ай бұрын

Some parking lots ONLY accept QR codes .. How about that thought

@NortheastAndRetired 5 ай бұрын

@@ACommenterOnKZfaq Then never park there again. It's not rocket science.

@Freshie13 5 ай бұрын

@@ACommenterOnKZfaqwell be prepared to be scammed. How about that thought.

@SethiozProject 5 ай бұрын

how about using common sense and checking the URL that QR opens?

@migmit 5 ай бұрын

Why not? Despite all the garbage from this "expert", they ARE safe.

@manicangel7796 5 ай бұрын

My first thought when these came out. Never use them. Take *one* extra minute and do it the old fashioned way. Protect your phone content at all cost.

@angelmushahf 5 ай бұрын

Erica is so smart and observant! Good for her!

@ghostmarx12 5 ай бұрын

These scammers are still ruining everything hope they spend life in jail.

@worldsbestlowlife 5 ай бұрын

Its been like that for years in Canada

@JuanRodriguez-qr3yq 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Erica

@mekabarbour 5 ай бұрын

This wicked world. Too much 🙄

@Arripa-777 5 ай бұрын

Pay with MONEY !

@katception 5 ай бұрын

Not me replacing every single QR code with my of link for now on 😂😂😂😂😂

@JamieGAdaire 5 ай бұрын

Just hire people to sit at the turnstile and take cash only. Why is that so difficult?

@ACommenterOnYouTube 5 ай бұрын

Because that person needs a SALARY to do that. Why pay someone a salary when you can setup a qr code and software for dirt $ CHEAP $ and collect that $$ easier .. THINK ABOUT IT ... Toll plaza's back in the day had toll people, today those toll people are GONE because technology has taken their jobs away. QR codes do the same thing.

@ryshellso526 5 ай бұрын

Zoomers are to good for that, they all want the cushy office job the TV promised them... 😂😂😂

@llayura82 5 ай бұрын

Ever since QR codes, I always thought about this. This is why i never ever scanned one. You never know what you could be loading on your phone.

@Native722 5 ай бұрын

That's scary for QR codes

@KremitDeFrog 5 ай бұрын

Using QR codes is worse than clicking a tinyURL sent in an email.. cause while the latter might just infect your system with a virus or malware, the former may be done from a device with stored accounting details that monetarily cost the victim when the code is scanned..

@migmit 5 ай бұрын

QR code IS a URL, just written differently.

@lxlx3458 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing with us !

@janetownley 5 ай бұрын

QR codes are not dangerous in and of themselves, of course, any more than e-mail is dangerous. Being naive about security and safety online - that’s dangerous.

@jannertfol 5 ай бұрын

The difference is that a person can read an email and decide whether it's dodgy or not. These codes can't be read by a human being. And more and more places are requiring or expecting them to be used.

@SethiozProject 5 ай бұрын

in other words .. it's dangerous only to those who have awareness of potato and lack common sense.

@migmit 5 ай бұрын

@@jannertfolFirst of all, they can. There are people who trained themselves to read QR codes just by their eyes. Secondly, any reasonable QR code scanner at the very least tells you where it is going to lead you next.

@tedrice1026 5 ай бұрын

I agree. QR codes are just one more type of bar code (of which there are many). I used them as an archivist to secure records boxes that couldn't be locked up because of lack of space. Someone would have to wander around the Town Office with a phone reading QR codes to find a particular one, under the eyes of the Clerk and on camera. If more security was necessary, the QR code could just contain a number which had to be looked up in a book to find the actual contents of a box. Very useful. If money is involved and you are worried, look at the URL the code brings up on your phone, then Google the company name and go to their website instead of using the URL.

@philiplombardo249 5 ай бұрын

What a world. I’m glad I’m switching back to a boring old landline phone this summer. Dang smartphones and all the nonsense anymore 👎

@jannertfol 5 ай бұрын

Good luck with that. We've been clinging to our landline all along, but it's going to be taken away from us pretty soon. Everything is going digital. And I don't think the powers that be have a clue what's going to happen with that.

@EinsteinsHair 4 ай бұрын

I know someone, living in a remote rural area, who tried to switch back to a landline. They were told they were not in any phone company's coverage area. When they first tried to get a phone, back in the 1970s, the company wanted to charge $300 to run the line to them, close to two week's pay. Eventually the company put in the line for free, but they were on a party line, with three nearby homes. When they picked up the phone to make a call, a neighbor would often be on, talking to someone. When one home received a call, that phone would ring, but all phones would have a vibration. They were sure a neighbor was quietly picking up and listening in. It was something like ten years before they were converted to private lines. I guess the company thinks it will cost more to maintain a long rural line than they will make in profit.

@philiplombardo249 4 ай бұрын

@@EinsteinsHair Man, that’s wild! I can’t believe how that worked back then. I was born in ‘80 and lived out in the Iowa countryside but we never had nothing like that kinda phone thing… kinda creepy with the lack of assured privacy. But hey, I’m going back and wrapping up all this cell phone stuff for good 👍

@avagrego3195 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@joshs3916 5 ай бұрын

No paper menu, I’m not eating there

@patientzero291 5 ай бұрын

They do this for over a decade ago in Asia.

@Alarichswiftpaw 5 ай бұрын

Geez, it's almost like scanning or opening something you have no way of verifying first is a bad idea... like every other security issue with technology since the 80's....

@AE-yt4lx 5 ай бұрын

I don’t think I ever scanned one.

@brettweerasooriya3776 5 ай бұрын

The problem is that even for a well eyed person that could tell a bad url couldn’t tell from looking at a QR code until it tries to take them to that site.

@migmit 5 ай бұрын

Some can. Others can, you know, LOOK at the URL that their phone shows them when they scan the QR code.

@ChromeLuxx 5 ай бұрын

Showing up in apartment and condo laundry rooms.

@TheSavageBountyHunter 5 ай бұрын

Only 5 years late.. good job FBI

@Nolaman70 5 ай бұрын

They been busy......

@iashakezula 5 ай бұрын

Getting scary

@alpark3024 5 ай бұрын

always feel qr code with finger to see if it is a sticker

@Eyes0penNoFear 5 ай бұрын

I remember watching a presentation at a hacker conference several years ago. The presenter was someone from the NSA, and he put a QR code up on the screen. He looked around and asked the audience why no one was scanning the code. Everyone laughed because they knew just how easy it is to exploit QR codes.

@migmit 5 ай бұрын

I expected the NSA guy to be stupid, but no, everybody else was.

@goshdarnit 5 ай бұрын

Most parking garages in my smart city of Seattle require QR scanning for payment. I won't use the services that require this.

@supersamsports1977 5 ай бұрын

That's a smooth Scam Gotta applaud the creativity 🤷🏾‍♂️🤣

@Readysetgo2007 5 ай бұрын

Haven't thought about it. Should probably look at the url and determine if it looks alright or not.

@jakemartinez6894 5 ай бұрын

It’s literally a credit card skimmer type scam, but even lazier…

@chanyoung3725 5 ай бұрын

Nothing creative about criminal 💩. 🤨

@FootballFan-zb3zq 5 ай бұрын

@@Readysetgo2007 I'll have to admit, I've dislike QR codes for a while suspecting something similar to this would happen.

@Readysetgo2007 5 ай бұрын

@@jakemartinez6894 But this scam you could probably avoid by checking the link. Don't know how to avoid that credit card skimmer scam. 😕

@neekeyzonked5574 5 ай бұрын

Always something

@ryshellso526 5 ай бұрын

It's fear mongering. They want to keep you scared and corraling the ignorant... then they can pass more laws to strip you of your freedoms.

@Successwithsam599 23 күн бұрын

The excitement in your voice when you finally reach a victim is priceless. You're so compassionate and empathetic. Merry my regards to you and your loved ones, *GrindTechiei* 👍 Thank you for everything you do’

@user-xk4vt9ye8j 5 ай бұрын

Makes me glad I have a flip phone.

@johndoe7612 5 ай бұрын

I dont trust QR Code

@alyssatwine8710 5 ай бұрын

Even when it comes to job applications

@johndoe7612 5 ай бұрын

@@alyssatwine8710 Yes. Cant trust it cause literally anyone can make their own qr code and send you to a phishing site.

@CheeseScout 5 ай бұрын

I will report every single job application with QR code only due to discrimination. QR code cannot be trusted. You can see what URL is, but you cannot see QR code @@alyssatwine8710

@StudioInvisible 4 ай бұрын

0:39 There should always be a human readable adress beside the code so you can validate where it is supposed to lead you

@user-pi2lq 5 ай бұрын

That like plugging in random usb drive into your pc

@philoctetes_wordsworth 5 ай бұрын

I almost never use them. Frequently the links are broken, anyway. Even restaurants…

@sebastianhuang 5 ай бұрын

Can we just pay cash? Stop this cashless!!!

@b43xoit 5 ай бұрын

Some restaurants and bars are actively promoting a Handmaid's-Tale kind of world and customers are falling for it.

@FootballFan-zb3zq 5 ай бұрын

I'm surprised this hasn't happened sooner. I always thought QR codes suck anyways.

@johomer4562 4 ай бұрын

Those parking ones been around.. ppl have parked in lots only to come back with their cars being towed for non payment SMH

@BOMBON187 5 ай бұрын

Maybe put them behind a sealed glass/plastic window or go back to actual physical machines.

@TroyQwert 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the update! Lickily I am not a QR code fan.

@lih-fk8by 5 ай бұрын

Use cash

@kelsilulu 5 ай бұрын

Some parking meters don’t allow you to

@joeschmoe21 5 ай бұрын

Businesses, particularly in California, refuse to take cash, because homeless can use cash. CA is 'homeless friendly', so businesses protect themselves from the homeless by not taking cash.

@b43xoit 5 ай бұрын

Some restaurants and bars are actively promoting a Handmaid's-Tale kind of world and customers are falling for it.

@anonymousnearseattle2788 5 ай бұрын

If you have to pay to park, it's not worth going.

@ScottFranklin-of3nz Ай бұрын

The laws and rules and compliances with or without website are not being updated responsible analytics of employee technology and self checkout its absent not used confusing repetitive activitys the fcc may have forgotten to through fcc labs the technology of employees

@all4kicks 5 ай бұрын

Smh Sharing this rn‼️

@shanetrudeau86 5 ай бұрын

How are you able to fast forward the video to the exact spot you want to go?? Just yesterday I was able to press on to the end of the video and then go there and now all of a sudden I have to wait until the end of the video which takes a few minutes. How do I skip through the video?

@EinsteinsHair 4 ай бұрын

I can still go to the end of the video. Maybe restart your device and see if that helps.

@dpt300 4 ай бұрын

$150 million being stolen every year seems crazy but it is pennies compared to wage theft. Employers steal $50 billion from employees every year. There’s a small chance you will get scammed from a QR code. It is a guarantee that your employer will steal from you. Examples: -Not paying your agreed wage. -Not paying overtime. (making you clock out and then continue doing some more duties is common). -Making you pay for equipment or uniforms required for the job. That is the employers responsibility 99% of the time. -And much much more. Protect yourself from the real thieves people

@samandy24 5 ай бұрын

I never felt right about scanning QR codes for some reason (just a gut feeling), but anxiety and impatience causes me to just scan lolllll 😅

@TheBlueGirl18 5 ай бұрын

Yikes😢

@psylentrage 5 ай бұрын

And they want us to trust them with our biometrics? LOL

@760mom 5 ай бұрын

It was only a matter of time

@uplink-on-yt 5 ай бұрын

"We updated our QR codes with our branding" The scammers: what a coincidence, we also updated our QR codes with your branding.

@SpikeAsks 5 ай бұрын

The Same Ending At Every Video Is Annoying. Hi George, ☮

@sabrinateruya4415 5 ай бұрын

This is actually pretty clever. Thanks for the idea. 🤣🤣🤣

@manikenpachi2760 5 ай бұрын

Paper menu!

@EMILYRIVERA981 5 ай бұрын

Well thats pretty ingenious. Should be easy to trace where the money is going. With parking being an easy target, just saying parking n streets are already paid for by the people therefore there should be no fees for parking.