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Police in one Southern California city are warning residents that scammers are placing fake parking tickets on cars, and the link for paying the “fine” may lead to fraudulent or malicious websites designed to steal data. The Alhambra Police Department on Tuesday said they have received multiple calls about the scam parking citations, and shared photos of the fake tickets alongside the real thing. The fake ticket has a QR code that directs people to a purported payment portal. Police are warning residents not to scan the code or visit the link. “Scammers create QR codes to trick people into vis…

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