QR (fast response) code as scanning option and payment is not.
They have been there for some time, the Covid-19 pandemic has made them mainstream.
For those who do not know, the QR code is a square barcode that we scan with our smartphone cameras to make payments, provide quick access to websites, download the application, read the restaurant menu and more.
As the use of QR codes to share information and data including tickets, telephone numbers, email addresses, and money transfers have increased, fraudsters also see it as technology to deceive people.
Recently, the US Federal Investigation Bureau (FBI) issued an advisor to warn people about how cyber criminals used the QR code to the Dupe people.
Here are some important things to do and should not be done when scanning QR code: To do: Check Urlonce you scan the QR code, you must check the URL transferred to you.
Fake or evil URL can be found by error type or wrong letter.
You also have to avoid using the URL of the QR code that has been shortened using an external tool.
A short URL does not show the name of the website.
Not allowed: Avoid downloading the application from QR CodeYou must avoid downloading any application with the help of the QR code because this application can be dangerous and can collect personal information from your smartphone.
It is always recommended to download applications from special application stores such as the Play Store or App Store on your smartphone.
To check: beware of the damaged QR code before scanning the physical QR code, you must ensure the code has not been damaged, as with the sticker placed above the original code.
If you are in doubt, you must check it with the person concerned or avoid using the code.
It doesn’t have to be done: Don’t pay using websitevoid pays anything through the QR code that opens any website.
If you want to pay through the QR code, it must go through a legitimate payment application where you can confirm the recipient’s identity.
If you need to pay through a website, you have to type-in ​​the URL itself.
It doesn’t have to be done: Scan QR code to receive moneyremember, you need to scan the QR code to pay money not to receive money.
Never scan the QR code sent by message or email that claims to offer money or payment to you.