Thursday, 17 August 2023

Drivers tricked into signing up for expensive subscriptions

Scammers are hijacking search results for parking apps and QR codes to defraud drivers out of £40 monthly payments as they try to pay for parking. After we were alerted to one scam website, we decided to investigate. Here's what we found.

Parking app scam

Source: Which? (11 Aug 2023)

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