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The Clark Howard Podcast

08.28.24 How Safe Are QR Codes? / Avoid Rental Car Toll Fees

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.65.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

QR codes are everywhere, and criminals have found a way to exploit them. Approach with caution and know what to look out for. Also, Clark recently got caught up in a rental car toll issue and tells you how to avoid the toll fee traps that can come with car rentals.  QR Code Scams: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Rental Car Toll Fees: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: 'I'm done scanning': Woman warns of QR code scam that was sent to her doorstep Got a barcode from your utility company to make a payment? That’s a scam Why You Should Never Mail a Check Ascensus Acquires Vanguard’s Small Business Retirement Plans What Can I Do if My HOA Is Doing a Poor Job? NYTimes: Finally, a Way Around Exorbitant Rental Car Surcharges for Tolls How to Avoid Rental Car Toll Fees Drivers Beware: Watch Out for This Toll Notice Scam Fixed Wireless Internet: Using Your Cellular Service Provider for Home Internet The Best Unlimited Hotspot Plans Best Phone Plans: Get Exactly What You Want at the Cheapest Price Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Public.com+Public Investing Disclosure: Public Investing offers a High-Yield Cash Account where funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance; Public Investing is not a bank. See public.com/#disclosures-main for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.6

It's my pleasure to welcome you here to the Clark Howard show. You know, our mission is to serve you with advice and information that empowers you to you make better financial decisions in your life.

0:44.0

And if you haven't visited Clark.com or Clark Deals.com in a while,

0:50.2

I hope you'll take the time to see what our team's been up to.

0:53.4

We work so hard to give you information that not only you can trust,

0:59.9

but that is actionable that you can put to work in your life to either make more money or save more money or make better decisions generally.

1:10.8

Because so many things about our lives are in the category called the paradox of choice.

1:17.3

You know what paradox of choice is?

1:19.1

It's where we have so many options.

1:22.0

There are so many variables that basically we just keep doing what we're doing because it's too hard to make a decision.

1:29.0

What we do is cut through the clutter and help you make decisions that will improve your life or

1:36.0

improve your wallet in so many different phases of your life.

1:41.3

So check them out. We have great tools too that help you make decisions and be

1:47.8

confident about the decisions you make. So I want to talk about QR codes straight ahead and the problems of

1:57.3

safety with QR codes and also recently I had a weird problem with tolls with a rental car and I want to tell you how you can generally avoid what happened to me. Right now let's talk QR codes.

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