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City officials are warning people about fake QR codes posted by scammers at parking pay stations.

Visitors to Riverside’s annual Festival of Lights warned about parking scam Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in Riverside awash in Christmas lights in 2022. Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in Riverside awash in Christmas lights in 2022. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) By Roger Vincent Staff Writer Dec. 22, 2024 10:51 AM PT Share With visitors flocking to Riverside for the annual Festival of Lights, city officials are warning people to be on the lookout for fake QR codes posted by scammers at parking pay stations. The fraudulent QR codes direct people to websites that ask for credit card or debit card information in an apparent effort to steal financial data. “Scammers were putting different QR code details over existing ones that would direct them to a similar looking site” to the city parking portal, said Ryan Railsback, public information officer for the police department. Advertisement The city has attempted to find and remove fake QR codes, “but we want the public to be aware,” Railsback said. He recommended going directly to the city’s parking website, ParkAtRiverside.com, instead of scanning the city’s QR code to be safe. For decades, attending the Festival of Lights based at the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa has been a holiday ritual for many locals and out-of-town visitors, drawing hundreds of thousands of annual viewers. More to Read A Flock automated license plate reader cameras for use by police. Are automated license plate readers in your city? Here’s how to find out Nov. 14, 2024 FILE - A woman looks at a hand held device on a train in New Jersey on May 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File) October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Here’s how to stay safe from scams Oct. 27, 2024 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 13: An automated license plate reader is seen mounted on a pole on June 13, 2024 in San Francisco, California. The city of San Francisco has installed 100 automated license plate readers across the city and plans to install 300 more in the coming weeks as officials look to technology to help combat crime in the city. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) San Fernando Valley gets 100 license plate-reading cameras to help police crack down on crime Oct. 4, 2024 Show Comments

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