Do not scan QR codes on Miami parking signs
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Scammers have stuck fake QR stickers over real ones on parking signs, sending drivers to fake payment sites that steal card details. The Miami Parking Authority began removing QR codes from more than 7,000 signs and points drivers to the PayByPhone app instead. Enter the location number printed on the sign into the official app, or use a pay station, and ignore any sticker that asks you to scan. If a sign looks tampered with, report it to the authority.
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Do not scan QR codes on Miami parking signsStreet parking and city garages across Miami
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