Signal Security provides professional security officers for commercial and residential customers.
12/18/2024
With the holiday season in full swing, we want our community to be aware of a recent scam that is circulating around the US called “brushing”.
A "brushing" scam is when someone receives an unexpected gift or item not ordered in the mail from a place like Amazon or other company. Examples of gifts include, rings, bracelets, necklaces, Bluetooth speaker, etc. The gift will have the recipient’s address, but not include the sender's information or be from a known retailer. When the recipient opens the package to see what it is and possibly who sent it, there is a QR code to scan to find out who sent the gift.
Once the code is scanned, there may be additional steps that if followed, could grant access to the scammers the contents of your phone to include personal/financial information. Best practice would be to avoid scanning the QR code altogether.
If you encounter this, DO NOT scan the QR code. Please help us spread the word!
