Cook County officials are warning residents to be weary of a circulating text message scam that falsely claims to require payment for unpaid charges.

Scammers are using QR codes to trick people into paying them. Methods include sticking scam codes over legit ones on parking kiosks for example, or sending anonymous packages with QR codes.

Getting a random package you didn't order used to be either a shipping mistake or a mildly annoying marketing ploy. Now it might be something worse, the FBI has warned in a public service announcement ...

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Even Ohio law enforcement is not impervious to getting scam notifications.