Police warn of parking ticket scam in this Southern California city

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Police are warning motorists about fake parking tickets that appear to be authentic and prompt victims to pay the “fine” by scanning a QR code that could potentially reveal a person’s personal and or credit card information.

In a post to Instagram Tuesday, officials at the Alhambra Police Department said it had received multiple reports of fraudulent parking citations on vehicles.

“If you receive one of these citations, DO NOT scan the QR code,” officials said. “Scammers create QR codes to trick people into visiting a fraudulent website or downloading malware that could compromise their personal information.”