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What we can and can't do

Codes made here are static: the destination is stored inside the printed pattern, and the code is generated on the creator's own device. That means we don't host the destination, we don't have a list of codes people have made, and we can't switch a printed code off. What we can do:

• investigate misuse of this website itself, such as automated abuse of our tools or forms;
• update our tools and guides to make a reported scam pattern easier to spot;
• point you to the organisations that can act on the destination website.

If you scanned a harmful code

• Stop entering information on the site and don't install anything it offers.
• Change any password you entered, and turn on two-factor authentication.
• If you entered card or bank details, contact your bank immediately.
• Report the scam to your national fraud-reporting service. In the US, that's the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov and the FBI at ic3.gov.
• Report the destination website to the company that hosts it and to the brand it impersonates.

Our guide Are QR codes safe? explains how these scams work.

Send a report

Include the address the code opened (you can read it safely with our decoder), where you found the code, and anything else that helps. Please don't send passwords or card numbers.