KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — Scammers are now mailing sports trading cards posing as gifts, complete with a QR code that promises to verify authenticity.
The hook? The card appears to be signed by Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, one of the most recognizable and trusted names in Kansas City.
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Authorities and experts say this is a sophisticated evolution of trading card fraud, combining counterfeit memorabilia with a newer digital tactic known as QR phishing or “quishing.”
The scam works like this: a package arrives unexpectedly, addressed directly to the recipient.Inside is a high value looking trading card and a QR code instructing the person to scan it to confirm whether the autograph is real…