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There's another QR-swapping scam running in NYC these days after the Citibike bike sharing system switched from typing a code at the dock to scanning a QR on th
by macNchz 5y ago
There's another QR-swapping scam running in NYC these days after the Citibike bike sharing system switched from typing a code at the dock to scanning a QR on the bike itself.
People will take the barcode from one bike and put it on others, meaning when someone comes to unlock a bike, it actually unlocks the scammer's bike. By the time the victim realizes why the bike they're scanning won't unlock, the scammer has ridden away.
- LiquidSky 5y agoI thought you had to be within a certain distance of a dock to unlock. Are you saying the scammer is standing there at the dock waiting for a mark to come along and unknowingly unlock one for them?
- detaro 5y agoyes: https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-nyc-state-wire-34d4ecd5dcd3821ddd6e9a308834a16b https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-nyc-state-wire-34d4ecd5...
- spockz 5y agoHow does this even pay out? Do they use this “trick” to get a free ride and return the bike somewhere, do they steal the bike and keep it or do they sell it? Seems like a pretty handson and risky thing to do.
- kansface 5y agoI imagine they steal the bike.