He urged people who spotted the stickers to report them to AT and not scan them.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s safe and easy to pay for parking using the AT Park app or by using a credit or debit card at the nearest parking meter,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAT never uses QR codes on parking machines or for parking payments, so our message to Aucklanders is clear \u2013 skip the QR codes to stay safe.\u201d<\/p>\n
AT\u2019s Head of Transport and Parking Compliance Rick Bidgood says it\u2019s easy to stay safe when parking by not scanning any QR codes. Photo \/ Michael Craig<\/p>\n
The National Cyber Security Centre also advises people to check where a QR code is taking them before entering personal or payment information.<\/p>\n
Auckland City financial crime unit Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Bolton said people should use official parking apps or machines wherever possible.<\/p>\n
He warned the fraudulent QR codes could direct motorists to websites operated by offshore scam centres, where criminals could obtain their credit card details.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom there, the scammers will use your credit card details to wreak havoc and attempt to fraudulently use your money,\u201d Bolton said.<\/p>\n
Anyone who entered details into a suspicious website should contact their bank immediately, with Bolton warning the sooner people acted, the less opportunity scammers had to cause damage.<\/p>\n
People who see parking machines being tampered with are urged to report it to police.<\/p>\n
Auckland is the latest city to be hit, with Wellington parking staff removing about a dozen fraudulent stickers from meters in recent days.<\/a><\/p>\n Motorists who scanned them were taken to a website that collected parking and vehicle information before prompting them to enter their credit card details.<\/p>\n