Bruges (Brussels Morning Newspaper): In Bruges, Mayor Dirk De fauw announced that 17 parking meters had fake QR codes. Local police, community guards, and OPC removed them to prevent fraud. Authorities are investigating the scammers, utilizing payment machine cameras for leads. The mayor urges citizens to use only official payment methods and avoid unknown QR codes.
In Bruges, fake QR codes were discovered on parking meters, but the city acted quickly to address the issue. Mayor Dirk De fauw reported that local resources were mobilized to respond effectively to the fraudulent activity.
How is Bruges addressing fake QR codes on parking meters?
The police, community guards, and OPC, the company in charge of parking meters, worked together to check all the parking meters in Bruges. They found that 17 meters had fake QR codes, which were quickly taken down to stop any more misuse. This quick action helped reduce potential problems and kept the parking system safe for everyone.
The police are looking for the people who made the fake QR codes. Mayor Dirk De fauw said some payment machines have cameras that might help find them. He added that the OPC team, police, and community guards will be extra careful in the next few days to watch for more fraud. No one has said they were a victim. The mayor is asking everyone to use only official payment methods and not to scan any unknown QR codes.
