A small, innocent sticker can become very expensive for Danish electric car owners. Fraudsters can be behind the QR code, which looks completely genuine. Now Clever warns.
The fraudsters have now moved into the area of electric car owners. Or that is, on the charging stations in public spaces.
In fact, it is a very specific description. Because people with devious ulterior motives are putting fake QR codes on charging stations around the country these days.
The QR codes are used by fraudsters to try to trick unsuspecting motorists into paying for the 'charge'. But the payment page that the QR code refers to has nothing to do with the charging operators.
Among other things, it has gone beyond the charging company Clever's charging stands. The company writes this in a warning update on Facebook .
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Clever himself became aware of the problem last week, and the attempted fraud has already been reported to the police.
The company itself refers to a number of examples of charging stations in Copenhagen. But there are many indications that the fraud – or at least the attempted fraud – has spread to the rest of the country.
In any case, the Funen Police also warns against fraud. The political circle comes up with a number of good advice in this connection. Among other things, drivers must remember the critical sense. QR codes are a very easy and obvious fraud method.
"Be careful if the QR code link sends you to a website where you have to log in with your MitID or share personal or card details", reads one of the advice from the Funen Police.
However, it is not only fraudsters who try to cheat at the charging stations. The drivers themselves also do that. But it can be expensive.
For example, a 78-year-old driver has been convicted of stealing electricity for his Polestar 2. It all happened via a municipal charity. Read more about it here .
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