The $2 Parking Scan That Turns Into a $39.99-a-Month Bill: The FTC’s New Warning on Meter Stickers, and the One Tell That Gives Them Away
The FTC’s Sept. 3 alert: crooks are gluing fake QR codes over the real ones on parking meters. You “pay” $2, the meter never hears about it, and a $39.99-a-month subscription shows up weeks later. The one tell, and why a credit card beats debit at the curb.
