The City of Ottawa says its parking machines are being targeted by a scam involving stickers with a fake QR code that directs users to a fraudulent pay site.

Scott Caldwell, manager of parking services, told Global News in a statement Friday city staff have found the stickers on 51 of its 616 active parking machines since learning of the scam on Monday. They have since been removed.

“A sticker with a fake QR code has been attached to various machines which, when scanned with a smartphone, navigates residents to a fraudulent version of the PayByPhone website,” Caldwell said.

“Residents are asked not to scan any QR code that has been placed on a Pay & Display machine, as the City does not include this option on the machines.”

An Ottawa police spokesperson told Global News in a statement

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