North Wales Community Alert has issued a warning about a seasonal scam which last year cost its victims over three-quarters of a million pounds.
Neighbourhood Watch says: "Cyber Criminals are using QR technology to scam victims.
"They create their own malicious QR codes designed to trick people into sharing their banking or personal information. Victims are tricked into believing that they are navigating to legitimate sites.
"Last festive season, over £764,000 was lost to QR fraud.
"Stay safe this Christmas— stop and think before clicking a link or scanning a QR code. If you receive an email with a QR code use caution - it could be a scam.
"If unsure - open the website address that you need to visit in a fresh browser rather than navigating there via the QR code. This will help to keep your data safe.
"Read about how someone fell victim to fraudsters in railway station QR code scam here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-67335952
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