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Joanna Morris

Stockton

North East and Cumbria Reporter at BBC

BBC journalist with the Shared Data Unit. News, investigations, data, features. Tea, books, rock n roll.

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  • 1 month ago | theforester.co.uk | Tomos Evans |Joanna Morris

    QR code scams on the rise (BBC Shared Data Unit)It’s seemingly everywhere you look - stories about scamming and how scammers are using more sophisticated methods to try to con you. You may remember the recent reports of fake QR codes being stuck to parking machines in council-owned car parks in Gloucestershire. However, this is merely one facet of a much larger problem. The BBC found the number of scams linked to QR codes has soared more than tenfold across the UK in the last five years.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Joanna Morris

    Joanna MorrisBBC Shared Data UnitOrganised crime gangs are behind a sharp rise in scams linked to fraudulent QR codes, experts say. The national fraud reporting centre Action Fraud received 1,386 reports of people being targeted last year, compared with 100 in 2019. Contactless payment hotspots - like parking meters and restaurant menus - are common targets of criminals who stick their own QR codes on signage.

  • 2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | Joanna Morris

    More than 124,000 young people have had claims for adult disability benefits refused, the BBC finds.

  • 2 months ago | bbc.com | Joanna Morris

    'Worrying' number of teens lose disability benefitsJoanna MorrisGetty ImagesPersonal Independence Payment, which is not means-tested, is intended to help disabled people fund extra costs associated with their disabilitiesTeenagers with incurable conditions are among hundreds a week being stripped of disability benefits after their 16th birthdays.

  • Jan 24, 2025 | msn.com | Joanna Morris

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Joanna Morris
Joanna Morris @jomorrisjourno
11 Apr 25

BBC Breakfast's version of my QR scam story saw Naga and Charlie introduced to the word 'quishing' for the first time

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Organised crime gangs are behind a sharp rise in scams linked to fraudulent QR code. On #BBCBreakfast Peter Ruddick revealed that the national fraud reporting centre Action Fraud received 1,386 reports of people being targeted last year, compared with 100 in 2019 https://t.co/ZSOq6VnbuX

Joanna Morris
Joanna Morris @jomorrisjourno
11 Apr 25

I've been looking into #qrcode fraud. @actionfrauduk data obtained by the BBC shows the number of #quishing scams has gone up near 14-fold in just five years. @CTSI_UK say organised criminals are behind the stark rise. #ddj https://t.co/4qf8D7EEi9

Joanna Morris
Joanna Morris @jomorrisjourno
18 Mar 25

ICYMI: 29% of disabled teenagers who applied to switch from childhood #DisabilityBenefits to the adult benefit #PIP had their initial claims rejected between 2013 and 2024. #DisabilityRights https://t.co/Aga3fdt87w