How to spot a fake QR code (and stop getting scammed)
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QR codes are everywhere and we often scan them without thinking. But that little square barcode could be hiding something much more than a restaurant menu. Here are 8 tips for spotting and avoiding malicious QR codes.
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Thanks for sharing. 👍🏻
Incase anyone wants to skip the intro 1:19 , 2:05 rule1
How about people with QR codes tattooed on them to access venues 🙄
The bad guy hasn’t changed his appearance at all & they still can’t catch him …
When did Keemstar become a hacker?
The old school in me don’t scan QR codes. I’ve never been “curious George” when it comes to QR codes. I don’t even bother to notice them anymore.
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Turtles all the way down? What does that even mean?
Informative! Thanks
What about secure safe password manager
I will not scan these with my phone
as ‘fake’ as the lady in this video? ;-/
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Thanks for the headsup
She is saying people just like paypal
Good information 👍
Everywhere…I don’t know where you live, but I’ve never scan a QR code in a public space. Maybe try to go out of the cities and you won’t have to worry about these things.
Skip to 2:15 to actually find out
BBB is a scam pls dont trust BBB they are a private company.
thanks, very cool, didn’t even think about this!
Or stop getting rick rolled
I had no idea people could even scam people through these, I found this video extremely informative ❤️
Shout out Dolly Parton book.
CNET talking about scams… Their comment section is full of bot scammers and doesn’t delete them, hmmm.
Haha shouldnt be checking in everywhere anyway ha
Jabawookes are hacking 😒
Love this information, To all YouTubers Starting YouTube 2022 ‚we can do this together,
❤ Smile 🙏🏻
You can’t take anything for granted nowadays.
Fake QR code?
I love it when videos say “Links will be below” and they don’t include the links
after saying bitly may be dangerous, you provide us with that one for ur instagram 😀
doesn’t it look weird?
People are morons …Smh
People did a qrcode meme and I was worried about it having a virus.
Great video but why portray the scammer as a hooded man with a beard? It could be any race or gender.
Why not stick with the masked person?
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You are beautiful 😍
very informative
2 minutes in and I’ve not heard a single way to spot a fake QR code
Mr. Robot made me paranoid about this stuff years ago. lol
Excellent info about scams arising from malicious QR codes. No, I haven’t got scammed with a fake QR code because that situation hasn’t arisen till now and my XR’s built in QR code scanner is very intelligent enough to warn me about malicious QR codes and that helps me take action. The tips provided are simple, practical and easily understandable and something that can easily be incorporated into our daily lives. Wonderful program, loved it.
also you can use it for rickrolling people
There dangerous bec it might be a RICKROLL
Thank You So Much CNet for the Scammer QR Code Alert! Scary how scammers can scam us nowadays! The Universal Laws of Karma witness Everything , so eventually Karma will come face to face with these doers of Goodness or Badness! 🕯
Anyone else see “LOL” on the qr code on the wooden table? 🤔🤔🤔
IT Would have helped if explained what a URL is as you used the phrase Url in about every sentence ????
The only one’s I’ll use is at Kaiser…otherwise NO
Thanks as ever Cnet
Ok