The scammer at your doctor's office may already know who you are

You arrive at your doctor’s office and see a sign asking you to scan a QR code to check in. Later, you receive a text about a prescription. A Medicare notice with your name and address arrives in the mail. Before you leave, another QR code asks you to pay for parking. All of it looks routine. That’s exactly what can make these scams so dangerous. Criminals aren’t limited to sending obvious phishing messages to random people. Personal information available through data brokers and people-search w