Bolivia warns of QR code scams
Bolivia’s FELCC warned of QR-code scams in which criminals impersonate people to extort victims.
Bolivia’s FELCC issued a public warning about cyber scams using QR codes, where criminals impersonate other people to extort citizens. The alert points to a virtual fraud scheme already identified by Bolivian police and tied to identity theft tactics.
Bolivia’s FELCC has warned the public about cyber scams involving QR codes, in which criminals impersonate other people to extort citizens. The alert, circulated in Bolivia, points to a virtual fraud scheme that combines identity theft and deceptive charges, according to La Patria Bolivia.
What did the FELCC warn about?
The FELCC warned about virtual scams carried out through QR codes, where criminals pose as other people to extort citizens. The warning was issued as a preventive alert about tactics already circulating in the country, according to La Patria Bolivia.
How does this connect to other cybercrime reports in the region?
In Peru, the Public Ministry recorded 29,118 complaints linked to offenses under Law 30096 between January and July, and identified computer fraud and identity theft as the most frequently reported methods. That figure, published by Andina, shows that identity theft is also among the most reported behaviors in another country in the region.
What is the scope of these cases according to the sources?
The two available references describe different problems, but they are linked by the same logic of digital deception. In Bolivia, the focus is on QR codes used to scam victims. In Peru, the complaints filed between January and July confirm a high volume of cases tied to computer fraud and identity theft, according to the Public Ministry cited by Andina.
Sources
- Alerta de la FELCC por estafas virtuales mediante códigos QRlapatria.bo· La Patria Bolivia
- Fraude informático y suplantación de identidad son los ciberdelitos más denunciadosandina.pe· Andina
