Police say if you find a ticket that looks like this on your car, ignore it. The links to 'pay fines' may lead to malicious websites.
Police in Alhambra are warning against a new scam that's popped up in the area, and say if you find a parking ticket on your vehicle, give it a closer look.According to police, criminals are sticking fake parking tickets on cars in the area, complete with QR codes where people can "pay their fines." The tickets are pretty convincing looking, saying that they're issued by the City Of Alhambra Parking Enforcement, featuring the car's information and a reason for the citation.
"Scammers create QR codes to trick people into visiting a fraudulent website or downloading malware that compromises their personal information," the department's post said.SUGGESTED: Police in SoCal say if you get a call like this, don't call this number backAnother dead giveaway that the post is fake, police say, is that it includes the URL to a website outside of the city's official web page."We will only refer you to our safe and secure city website: www.
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