Cook County officials are warning residents to be weary of a circulating text message scam that falsely claims to require payment for unpaid charges.

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QR codes that were once seen as a convenient shortcut for checking menus or paying bills have increasingly been turned into weapons. Fake delivery texts, counterfeit payment links and malicious codes ...

Scam of the week: texts showing “court summons” images and QR codes claim you missed a toll and could be arrested. They are fake. Do not scan the code.