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usonian

(24,609 posts) Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:19 AM 14 hrs ago

New graphics for the old "Pay Toll" messaging scam.

Looks like AI. Why?
Same person is both judge and clerk.
And no John Smith is in the L.A. court system's directory.

And of course, I haven't driven in L.A. for some 25 years.

Look up case number. HELLO

Must be quite a few.
Case number doesn't exist anyway.

And I haven't been pulled over by Officer Friday, for that matter.

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New graphics for the old "Pay Toll" messaging scam. (Original Post) usonian 14 hrs ago OP

got one of those a while back. toll booth. checked with court. no such thing msongs 13 hrs ago #1

Scanning the QR code on a scam -- TommyT139 13 hrs ago #2

Even parking meters have phony QR codes slapped on them. usonian 13 hrs ago #3

And yet ... Tasmanian Devil 22 min ago #4

msongs

(73,491 posts)

1. got one of those a while back. toll booth. checked with court. no such thing

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:52 AM

13 hrs ago

TommyT139

(2,303 posts)

2. Scanning the QR code on a scam --

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:01 AM

13 hrs ago

... that's never a good idea I would assume?

usonian

(24,609 posts)

3. Even parking meters have phony QR codes slapped on them.

Reply to TommyT139 (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:30 AM

13 hrs ago

That's why I blurred it.

Risky business.

Tasmanian Devil

(118 posts)

4. And yet ...

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 04:24 PM

22 min ago

With obvious ways of tracking down the thieves, we have no law enforcement.

Wouldn't it be nice if you could send that to the local (or state, or federal) cops and have some results?

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