Did you pay for a purchase using a QR code, but the seller says: "The money has not arrived"? On your screen the payment has gone through - and you are ready to write everything off as a bank failure. But maybe there is another reason for this story. Payment via QR has long since become commonplace: your phone is always at hand, you don't need to take out your card. While in line, you want to finish the purchase as quickly as possible, and the details on the screen easily disappear from your eyes. This is exactly what the scammers rely on. The cards show QR code and payment page replacement marks. We tell you what the fraud reveals behind the usual squares.

Did you pay for a purchase using a QR code, but the seller says: "The money has not arrived"? On your screen the payment has gone through - and you are ready to write everything off as a bank failure. But maybe there is another reason for this story. Payment via QR has long since become commonplace: your phone is always at hand, you don't need to take out your card. While in line, you want to finish the purchase as quickly as possible, and the details on the screen easily disappear from your eyes. This is exactly what the scammers rely on. The cards show QR code and payment page replacement marks. We tell you what the fraud reveals behind the usual squares.