Lowell Police Department is warning the community of a new type of package delivery scam that is targeting their residents.
Several reports have come in which residents will receive a package from an unknown sender that they did not order, often from FedEx, UPS, or another package delivery company. Opening the package reveals a note telling residents to scan a QR code to find out who it was sent from.
Lowell police are now warning the community to not scan any QR code from any package they did not order. The QR, once scanned, can be used to gather and steal personal information from resident’s phones…