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Sticker scams are a national news story

The FBI, FTC, and BBB have all warned about fake QR stickers on meters redirecting parkers to lookalike payment sites that steal card details.

Your domain in the scan preview

QR Hero codes resolve through a domain the operator owns. A scammer can print a sticker, but they can't print your domain - the preview itself signals legitimacy.

How operators use QR Hero

Pay-by-scan meters & garages

Codes on meters and garage signage open the operator's own payment page, on the operator's own domain - the visible trust layer.

Per-location routing

One design system, thousands of meters - each code routes to the right garage, zone, or city rate page.

Gate & building access requests

A code at a gate lets visitors request access or reach the right directory for that specific entrance.

Usage analytics for planning

Scan patterns by location and time inform municipal planning - and unusual geographic spikes are visible in the data.

By the numbers

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federal & consumer agencies (FBI, FTC, BBB) warning about parking QR scams

100%

of QR Hero codes resolve on a domain the operator owns

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vendor lock-in: it's your domain - you can always re-point it

The QR scam headline, solved at the root

The features doing the work

Every card links to the full feature page.

Custom domains

The whole pitch: pay.citygarage.gov in the preview, not a spoofable shortener.

Smart routing

Different destination per garage, meter zone, or city - from a unified design.

Dynamic links

Rate pages and payment providers change; the printed meter decal doesn't.

Scan analytics

Usage by location and time - and visibility into anomalous scan patterns.

API access

Provision and manage codes across thousands of meters programmatically.

Try it for parking

Print one code, re-point it, and watch the scan data land before you commit.

Where QR Hero fits - honestly

QR Hero's architecture makes sticker-overlay spoofing much harder - but automated anomaly alerts (flagging a sudden suspicious scan pattern) are a roadmap item, not a shipped detection feature. Today, anomalies are visible in analytics rather than actively alerted.

Frequently asked questions

How does an own-domain code actually stop sticker scams?

Phones show the destination domain in the scan preview. A fraudulent sticker redirects to a lookalike shortener or odd domain - but it can't show pay.yourcity.gov. Parkers who check the preview see the mismatch instantly.

Can codes be managed across thousands of meters?

Yes - codes can be created and updated in bulk via the API, organized per zone or garage, and re-pointed en masse when a payment provider or rate page changes.

Will QR Hero alert us if a code's scan pattern looks tampered with?

Scan analytics make geographic and volume anomalies visible today; automated tamper alerts are on the roadmap but not yet a shipped feature.

What happens if we switch payment providers?

Re-point the codes. Every printed decal keeps working because the destination lives behind your domain - that's the no-lock-in guarantee.

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