The scam begins as a typical brushing scam, but fraudsters use Amazon branding to deceive recipients. You don’t remember ordering anything, but your name and address are correct. Inside, there’s a ...

Amazon will start rolling out its own version of QR codes, TechCrunch reports. Called SmileCodes, they function just like a typical QR code -- scan it with your phone and see where it leads -- but ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Elizabethtown Police Department is warning of a new scam involving fake QR codes. An official-looking gift card is being found in Amazon packages, but it's a scam. The ...

A Bergen County police department is warning the public to be on alert for a nationwide package scam targeting residents' ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has released a public service announcement warning about a rising scam targeting individuals across the United States. This new scam, dubbed "brushing scams, ...

QR code style markers — those lil’ barcode-looking boxes you’ll see on ads from time to time, meant to be scanned with your phone to launch some website or app — have yet to really find their footing ...

Amazon's first physical clothing store makes heavy use of touchscreens and QR codes. Customers can use an app to do things such as requesting items without leaving a fitting room. The shop is the ...

Unsolicited packages, often containing cheap, low-value items, could be a sign of a scam known as 'brushing' and potential ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — From restaurant menus to parking meters, and even on your screen while watching 10 Tampa Bay newscasts, QR codes are everywhere. The simple, square barcodes known as Quick ...