A mother and daughter were scammed out of €1,000 after scanning a fake QR code to pay for parking. This incident highlights the growing risk of QR code scams.
QR codes are scannable matrix barcodes used for quick information access via smartphones.
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[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning QR in the last [--] hours which is down 5.90% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
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The most influential creators that mention QR in the last [--] hours
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| @tunemusicalmoments | [--] | [---------] | [---] | [-------] |
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| @everybodylovesraymond | [--] | [-------] | [--] | [------] |
| @naywinqr2d3d | [--] | [------] | [--] | [------] |
| @marcellusthesinger | [--] | [-------] | [--] | [------] |
| @kunal_unfiltered | [--] | [------] | [--] | [------] |
| @dlpeditor3284 | [--] | [------] | [--] | [------] |
| @siasatpk | [--] | [---------] | [--] | [------] |
Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
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Daily Average: 81%
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[--] Year: 76% -1%
1-Year High: 97% on 2025-04-04
1-Year Low: 50% on 2025-12-18
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Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours
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"Road closure in effect after wire snaps detected on Calgary’s Bearspaw feeder main - Calgary Globalnews.ca The Bearspaw feeder main which carries [--] per cent of the city's drinking water has experienced two critical failures in less than two years"
News Link @QRcalgary 2026-02-13T19:11Z 16.6K followers, 10.3K engagements
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
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"Tenham cuidado pessoal isso aconteceu em Greystones. A filha da senhora foi enganada em [-----] euros usando um cdigo QR que ela leu para pagar o estacionamento"
X Link @lebigh_official 2026-02-15T13:30Z 77.5K followers, 137.4K engagements
"New Qr code for legendary Drops in brawlstars 🔥 happy valentine's day 💌 #brawstars #brawl_stars #brawlstarsboxopening #BrawlStarsTikTok"
TikTok Link @supeeercell 2026-02-15T12:29Z [--] followers, 17.3K engagements
"@RnaudBertrand Im in Thailand and was surprised when my Indonesian bank qr scanning worked here. I think these QR code central bank settlement systems work across a lot of Asian countries"
X Link @MacroJosh 2026-02-15T11:55Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"One of the most interesting aspects of Cambodia that I've noticed so far (I've only been here for [--] days) is its payment ecosystem. It's the strangest mix: 1) most business in the country is conducted in US dollars (when you buy something in a shop you typically pay in USD) 2) most payments are made via a QR code-based "everything app" called ABA Mobile that's basically a clone of Alipay. And deeply integrated with Alipay: in fact I didn't even download ABA Mobile I scan all the ABA QR code through Alipay and it just works. 3) ABA Mobile is developed by ABA Bank (Advanced Bank of Asia) which"
X Link @RnaudBertrand 2026-02-15T11:52Z 381.3K followers, 305.9K engagements
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