(NEXSTAR) – QR codes are everywhere these days – on restaurant tables, at checkout and even on the bills you receive in the mail. But not every QR code you come across is sure to be legitimate.

Be it a QR code, a laminated tri-fold monstrosity, or chicken scratch on a chalkboard, the menu is the beginning of any restaurant experience ... What shows up to the table may share a passing ...

The app works in conjunction with a restaurant’s existing point ... their phones by downloading an app and scanning a QR code on their table, or waving their handset over an NFC tag.

“The QR code will direct people to a new event listing page, with the same basic information as table tents, and then link directly to their online information,” a Chamber press release sai ...