Beware a Missouri Package Scam That Will Steal All Your Passwords

Have you gotten a package recently that you didn't order? If so, you may be a victim of a vicious new scam that's going around Missouri that will steal all the apps along with passwords off of your phone.

I saw this share by Hannibal National Bank share this warning on their Facebook page this morning.

This scam is real. What happens is villains will have an item of relatively little value sent to your door. It will have a QR code on the box advising you to scan it to find out who the sender was. The problem is that QR code is really a program that will allow the perpetrators to steal all of your account info and passwords giving them access to your bank and other online accounts.

It's called QRshing and it's rampant in Missouri right now for some reason. St. Louis University also issued a warning about this terrible practice a couple months ago. Rule of thumb is to NEVER scan a QR code unless you know it comes from a reputable source and you can verify that reputable source can confirm the reason you're being asked to scan it. Bad guys can also spoof reputable businesses and serve you codes that can rob you blind.