A QR code on the fuel pump looks like a sticker

You are buying fuel. The attendant is busy, and this QR code is stuck on the pump.

Pay here

Scan to pay for your fuel

Scan with your bank app

What would you do?

Scan it and pay quickly, so you don’t hold up the queue

Not safe. The sticker may send your money to a scammer, not to the station. A few seconds of checking is worth it.

Ask the attendant how to pay, and check the station’s name on the payment screen before you send

Safe choice. Correct. If the name on the screen is not the station’s name, stop. The attendant can give you the right account.

Scan and pay, then show the attendant your receipt

Not safe. By then the money has gone to whoever owns the sticker. Check before you pay, not after.