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How to spot a fake QR code (and stop getting scammed)

QR codes are everywhere and we often scan them without thinking. But that little square barcode could be hiding something much more than a restaurant menu. Here are 8 tips for spotting and avoiding malicious QR codes. Read the full story: Read CNET’s guide on the best password managers: You can see the password managers…

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QR codes are everywhere and we often scan them without thinking. But that little square barcode could be hiding something much more than a restaurant menu. Here are 8 tips for spotting and avoiding malicious QR codes.

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61 Comments

  1. Vlaustin Emily

    January 15, 2022 at 2:28 pm

    Bitcoin is the future investing in it now is the wisest thing to do now especially with the current rise*

    • Oscar Daniel

      January 15, 2022 at 2:32 pm

      Despite all the economic crisis this is the right time to start up an investment

    • Arthur Griffin

      January 15, 2022 at 2:33 pm

      @Oscar Daniel Stocks are good but crypto is more profitable

  2. Aadi Bee

    January 15, 2022 at 2:34 pm

    What about secure safe password manager

  3. melody

    January 15, 2022 at 2:46 pm

    I will not scan these with my phone

  4. Tarkus

    January 15, 2022 at 2:48 pm

    starts at 02:04 You are welcome!

    • Roy

      January 15, 2022 at 8:34 pm

      Thank you lmao

    • MidwestWind

      January 15, 2022 at 10:01 pm

      Jesus I wish I saw this earlier. I wanted to pull my hair out

  5. W Y

    January 15, 2022 at 2:57 pm

    as ‘fake’ as the lady in this video? ;-/

  6. PULL THE SKY MUSIC GROUP

    January 15, 2022 at 3:20 pm

    🇹🇿💡

  7. Scott and Linda E

    January 15, 2022 at 4:29 pm

    Thanks for the headsup

  8. Filter Frame

    January 15, 2022 at 4:45 pm

    She is saying people just like paypal

  9. YouAndImpact

    January 15, 2022 at 5:07 pm

    Good information 👍

  10. Leozardo

    January 15, 2022 at 5:21 pm

    Everywhere…I don’t know where you live, but I’ve never scan a QR code in a public space. Maybe try to go out of the cities and you won’t have to worry about these things.

  11. thelonewolf191

    January 15, 2022 at 5:37 pm

    Skip to 2:15 to actually find out

  12. coolfire2

    January 15, 2022 at 5:38 pm

    BBB is a scam pls dont trust BBB they are a private company.

  13. Galo Aguirre

    January 15, 2022 at 6:51 pm

    thanks, very cool, didn’t even think about this!

  14. Helen wolf

    January 15, 2022 at 7:39 pm

    From my own point of view, you need to invest smartly, if you need the good things of life. so far i’ve made over $505k in raw profits from just q4 of the market from my diversified portfolio strategy and i believe anyone can do it you have the right strategy. mutual funds takes long time but investing smartly is the key for short term. Most of us tend to pay more attention to the shiniest position in the market to the cost of proper diversification.

    • George Stiles Mark

      January 15, 2022 at 7:44 pm

      @Katie McQueen Make your own personal research and look her up on the internet and leave her a message she’s quite popular for her service she was recently featured on Bloomberg

    • George Stiles Mark

      January 15, 2022 at 7:46 pm

      ✞̅ ①④⓪④⑨⑧④②②⓪③ or you can actually get to her on her cell.

    • Leigh Jay

      January 15, 2022 at 7:46 pm

      What goes up the most today dosen’t mean it’s what will go up the most tomorrow, so you have to be diversified, it’s how you create the optional portfolio for maximum gains over time

    • Ally Law

      January 15, 2022 at 7:48 pm

      @George Stiles Mark That’d interesting, I’d really love to look into using her services; just looked her up and found out she is registered, does she have a minimum to work with?

    • Killem

      January 15, 2022 at 7:49 pm

      This is needful but beginners shouldn’t settle for videos alone, deep thoughts of life is not shared or made available to everyone, i’m so happy to see this today, I’ll reach out to her soon. Thank you

    • Miki Cerise

      January 16, 2022 at 12:49 pm

      LAUREL JANE MORGAN is a fraud! I only invest with JANE AIRPLANE, she is the real deal!

    • Ugly Asbestos

      January 17, 2022 at 4:35 am

      Shut up

    • Ugly Asbestos

      January 17, 2022 at 4:36 am

      @George Stiles Mark LOL

    • Ugly Asbestos

      January 17, 2022 at 4:36 am

      @Killem needful?

    • Ugly Asbestos

      January 17, 2022 at 4:36 am

      @Miki Cerise both are frauds. change your YouTube channel password lol

  15. thisguynamedbrian

    January 15, 2022 at 7:44 pm

    Can we just have nice things. Jesus

  16. Cyan Kirkpatrick

    January 15, 2022 at 8:17 pm

    I try to be careful with these.

  17. Andrei

    January 15, 2022 at 8:40 pm

    Or stop getting rick rolled

  18. Jason Domican

    January 15, 2022 at 8:46 pm

    I had no idea people could even scam people through these, I found this video extremely informative ❤️

    • just a homo-sapien

      January 16, 2022 at 10:14 am

      Same

    • PrettyAngel31

      January 19, 2022 at 12:42 pm

      Me neither.

    • tyrone b

      January 22, 2022 at 6:23 pm

      I can imagine scammers using anything to scam u out of anything if they can manipulate or make u think it legit but it really bs to get ur funds or private info any. so as she says on how to spot a fake qr code or screen.

    • Jason Domican

      January 22, 2022 at 6:27 pm

      @tyrone b it’s amazing how far people go to steal

  19. Paul Ho

    January 15, 2022 at 9:09 pm

    Shout out Dolly Parton book.

  20. Muzikgod

    January 15, 2022 at 11:14 pm

    CNET talking about scams… Their comment section is full of bot scammers and doesn’t delete them, hmmm.

    • sherri moquin

      January 17, 2022 at 2:37 am

      Everytime I see a fake pfp aka a bot I delete it and or report it

  21. Statan Helier

    January 16, 2022 at 12:28 am

    Haha shouldnt be checking in everywhere anyway ha

  22. cavemanvi

    January 16, 2022 at 2:12 am

    Jabawookes are hacking 😒

  23. Kiara Relaxation

    January 16, 2022 at 2:37 am

    Love this information, To all YouTubers Starting YouTube 2022 ,we can do this together,
    ❤ Smile 🙏🏻

  24. TheBattleMaster100

    January 16, 2022 at 7:12 am

    You can’t take anything for granted nowadays.

  25. Renny Sam

    January 16, 2022 at 7:51 am

    Fake QR code?

  26. Casey Purser

    January 16, 2022 at 8:02 am

    I love it when videos say “Links will be below” and they don’t include the links

  27. Utmost Creator, also MasterMind

    January 16, 2022 at 2:29 pm

    after saying bitly may be dangerous, you provide us with that one for ur instagram 😀
    doesn’t it look weird?

  28. Shermaine Callahan

    January 16, 2022 at 3:15 pm

    People are morons …Smh

  29. Pikastation

    January 16, 2022 at 10:30 pm

    People did a qrcode meme and I was worried about it having a virus.

  30. Rami Dannaoui

    January 17, 2022 at 12:42 am

    Great video but why portray the scammer as a hooded man with a beard? It could be any race or gender.
    Why not stick with the masked person?

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  31. Re- Fix

    January 17, 2022 at 1:45 am

    👍👍👍👍😘

  32. Md Ahasan Habib

    January 17, 2022 at 3:51 am

    You are beautiful 😍

  33. GOKUL CHANDRAN

    January 17, 2022 at 7:01 am

    very informative

  34. Excel with eNaa

    January 17, 2022 at 7:36 am

    2 minutes in and I’ve not heard a single way to spot a fake QR code

  35. Stealthy Mongoose

    January 17, 2022 at 1:34 pm

    Mr. Robot made me paranoid about this stuff years ago. lol

  36. Ranga KV

    January 17, 2022 at 5:35 pm

    Excellent info about scams arising from malicious QR codes. No, I haven’t got scammed with a fake QR code because that situation hasn’t arisen till now and my XR’s built in QR code scanner is very intelligent enough to warn me about malicious QR codes and that helps me take action. The tips provided are simple, practical and easily understandable and something that can easily be incorporated into our daily lives. Wonderful program, loved it.

  37. Mohammad

    January 18, 2022 at 12:04 pm

    I know this in the hard way

  38. Xlol XYZ

    January 18, 2022 at 4:38 pm

    also you can use it for rickrolling people

  39. Luke adventures

    January 19, 2022 at 7:07 am

    Yeah I learnt that “… after I got scammed at Subway they do use QR codes that take you to there website for special discount offers and all that BUT they hired the wrong person and they created fake QR CODES that took you to a demon site that looked like subways website but click on any of the buttons and it instantly destroys your device. Stay vigilant people

  40. scaccodario

    January 20, 2022 at 12:05 am

    Finally a working method

  41. 👉VEEHACKSERVICE ON TELEGRAM

    January 20, 2022 at 10:59 pm

    After I lose my job I thought my life has come to an end not knowing that god has a better plans for me as been a honest person since I have been dealing with him..

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