Smartphone users victims of scams
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Shoppers">Shoppers</span> <span word="scanning">scanning</span> <span word="matrix">matrix</span> <span word="barcodes">barcodes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="discounts">discounts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="bargained">bargained</span> <span word="for">for</span> - <span word="malicious">malicious</span> <span word="software">software</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="scams">scams</span> <span word="involvingthe">involvingthe</span> <span word="codes">codes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="white">white</span> <span word="squares">squares</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="advertisements">advertisements</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="smartphones">smartphones</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scan">scan</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="codes">codes</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="discount">discount</span> <span word="voucher">voucher</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bonus">bonus</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crooks">crooks</span>.</p><p><span word="Media">Media</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shijiazhuang">Shijiazhuang</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hebei">Hebei</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="wiped">wiped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="scanning">scanning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matrix">matrix</span> <span word="barcode">barcode</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ad">ad</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="stop">stop</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span>, <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> 100 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($16).</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="code">code</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="scanned">scanned</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="malware">malware</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="user">user</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="Zhiyu">Zhiyu</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matrix">matrix</span> <span word="barcode">barcode</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="codes">codes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="management">management</span>.</p><p><span word="Risks">Risks</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="corrupted">corrupted</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span> <span word="settings">settings</span>, <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="theft">theft</span>, <span word="links">links</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="browser">browser</span> <span word="exploits">exploits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="viruses">viruses</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="dimensional">dimensional</span> <span word="codes">codes</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="conveniences">conveniences</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span> <span word="users">users</span>, <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="users">users</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="install">install</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="scanning">scanning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="code">code</span>, <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="generate">generate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="code">code</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="online">online</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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