GBBBC News England
Les used a QR code to download a parking app - but it was a scam
Scammers set up a monthly subscription of £60 from Les Howard's account after he downloaded an app.
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- #1881
- First seen
- 23 Aug 2026, 07:22 UTC
- Last checked
- 24 Aug 2026, 05:24 UTC
- Version history
- 1 version
- Current fingerprint
490a349d3bc3...5efe3e
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Publisher layer
Recorded article metadata
- Publisher
- BBC News England
- Country
- England / United Kingdom
- Source published
- 23 Aug 2026, 06:23 UTC
- Source updated
- No update timestamp supplied
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Source-supplied excerpt
Scammers set up a monthly subscription of £60 from Les Howard's account after he downloaded an app.
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Les used a QR code to download a parking app - but it was a scam
Scammers set up a monthly subscription of £60 from Les Howard's account after he downloaded an app.
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- machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
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- Capture ID
- #1526
- Observed
- 23 Aug 2026, 07:22 UTC
- HTTP result
- 200 / parsed
- Raw payload
- 18,206 bytes, private gzip evidence
- Collector
- news-ledger/0.1
- Public boundary
- metadata and excerpt