What is the "Fake Parking Citation QR Code Scam" scam in San Diego?

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Counterfeit parking tickets with QR codes are placed on vehicles parked in tourist areas near Old Town, Balboa Park, and the Gaslamp Quarter. The QR codes redirect to convincing fake San Diego city payment portals that harvest credit card numbers. The fake notices use official-looking city seals and cite parking violations that may or may not exist on the vehicle in question. Never pay a parking citation by scanning a QR code on the ticket. Go directly to the official San Diego city government website (sandiego.gov) to look up and pay any parking fines using your citation number. If in doubt, photograph the ticket and verify with the San Diego Police Department parking enforcement line.

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