Scammers are sending fake court text messages with QR codes to U.S. drivers, demanding payment for traffic violations that never occurred across multiple states.

Imposter scams are surged in 2025, especially IRS scams using gift cards, QR codes, and AI. Learn how to spot fake notices and avoid identity theft.

What is a QR Code? A quick-response code (QR code) is a type of barcode that contains data for a locator, an identifier, and web tracking. QR codes have been around for a long time. They were first ...

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SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — If you get a text about a traffic violation, it's likely a scam, according to the Federal Trade Commission. While these texts sometimes include a picture of what appears to be ...

QR codes, short for quick-response codes, are designed to store information for easy sharing. For example, instead of making someone open a browser on their phone and manually type out a specific URL ...

If you got a sketchy text last year about an unpaid toll or parking ticket, you weren't alone. Those DMV and E-ZPass phishing scams swept across the country in 2025, targeting drivers in states like ...