Alhambra Police warn of scammers placing fake parking tickets on vehicles

Dozens of people were outraged when they discovered they had recently received fake parking tickets in Alhambra.

Alhambra police posted a message on Instagram warning people about the scam.

They ask people who receive a parking ticket within city limits to stop and take a close look at the ticket, as scammers will post the ticket on the windshield of their cars.

The fake tickets have a QR code, while the real tickets do not have a QR code, but instead refer to the city’s website, www.cityofalhambra.org, to pay.

According to police, the QR codes on the fake tickets lead unsuspecting offenders to either go to a fraudulent website to pay or download malware that steals their personal information.

Anyone who receives a counterfeit ticket is asked to report it to the Alhambra PD Traffic Division at (626) 570-5119.