Alongside the use of CAPTCHA's, this new texting scam is even harder to detect by automated software.

Scammers are using QR codes to trick people with fake traffic violations. Don't fall for it.

Scammers are using fake traffic violation texts with QR codes to steal personal and financial data, posing as state courts ...

Now people have learned to distrust links in text messages, scammers have changed the bait, and in 2026 the “new link” is often a QR code tucked inside a fake notice. The latest twist on the old ...

Scammers are sending fake "Notice of Default" traffic violation text messages impersonating state courts across the U.S., pressuring recipients to scan a QR code that leads to a phishing site ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Federal Trade Commission issued a warning Tuesday about a growing traffic enforcement text scam. WRTV ...

The warning signs are unmistakable: urgent language demanding action, threat of license suspension and pressure for instant ...

Get a notice of hearing in the mail for a traffic violation in New Jersey? Fear not, it may not be real. Police in Bergen County’s New Milford are warning about a scam involving fake “Notice of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Cook County Clerk is warning people about an ongoing text scam with fake alerts about traffic violations. The messages say you ...