Never have tried one. Never intend to.
>>Once you have signed to confirm receipt of the parcel
I don’t recall amazon ever asking for a signature.
>>Once the QR code is scanned, the scammer will be able to access the victim’s personal and banking information.
How do they get personal and banking information from a QR code scan?
Article is thin on details, so call me suspicious. Media makes money from alarming people.
It's like giving someone a ball of twine to braid the rope to hang themselves with, and they willingly do it!
Also keep your credit and charge cards in a metal shielded wallet. I only use American Express. No ATM or bank account linked cards. American Express isn't a bank. It's not a credit card. It is a charge card. I can go buy a brand new car with it, or even a house, but the bill is due in full in 30 days. When I use it for more than $10K, my fingerprint verifies the purchase was me. Any out of the normal charge and I get an email to authenticate my intended purchase. Any very small probing charges also get declined, as they are typically just probing your account.
Article is poorly written and useless.
I’d have no clue how to scan a QR code.
I have absolutely no idea how a QR code lets someone access your bank account. QR codes are simply web addresses and do not log you into your bank and then let strangers take out your money.
Even if it sent you to Amazon and you were logged in, it's only you going there. Even if they were going there and not you, Amazon doesn't show your credit card information on screen. They only show the name of the card and a couple digits of it.
I say this news report has a whole lot wrong or unstated.
If someone gets your your gmail login and password you’re screwed. Every username & password to every account you have (banks, credit cards, sites...) is in one excel file. To say nothing about your browsing history.
I would scan barcodes at work just to be nosy.
Gee Moe wonder why the QR code was invented.