The council added that it was aware of a second scam, where people had been sent text messages stating they had received a penalty charge notice [PCN]. "Southend-on-Sea City Council will never ...

The scam is known as quishing ... had been sent text messages stating they had received a penalty charge notice [PCN]. "Southend-on-Sea City Council will never text you about a PCN," a council ...

Motorists have been warned not to scan fraudulent QR codes which have appeared on car park signage. Southend-on-Sea City Council said it had already removed about 100 of the falsified QR codes ...