Notes for the Week - December 19th

klweber2771
Dec 19, 2024
1 min read

Facebook and other social media have posted warnings about brushing scams - you receive an unexpected package or gift in the mail that you didn’t order with your address but no indication of who it's from. Inside, there will be a QR code to scan to find out who sent it. The warning states that when you scan the code, all the information on your phone will be sent to scammers. This warning exaggerates the dangers of scanning QR codes. Here is an excellent article from Snopes with more information.

Several weeks ago, a Stout student posted on Facebook looking for information about local paranormal activity in the area for a film she was making. The short documentary is done and available to watch on YouTube.