Overview

• Memmingen’s Tiefbauamt, supported by local police, is inspecting every parking ticket machine for counterfeit QR stickers.
• The Landeskriminalamt Niedersachsen and the ADAC have issued warnings advising users to download parking apps directly from official stores and to avoid on-machine QR scans.
• Quishing cases in other German cities including Goslar, Celle and Hannover have led to unauthorized four-digit charges on victims’ bank accounts.
• Fraudsters overlay fake QR codes to redirect drivers to phishing sites that harvest payment and personal data under the guise of official parking services.
• Citizens are urged to report suspicious codes immediately to municipal authorities and to contact their banks to freeze compromised cards.