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Fake Qr Code Investigation Report

Report generated: Nov 30, 2025

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Website: Site icon
Category: Fake Qr Code
Recommendation
Caution
Overall Summary
Suspicious
  Why we think so? 

The image contains a QR-like graphic that automated tools could not decode directly. Sightengine reports a low AI-generation score (~11%) and an extremely low automated "scam" probability (0.01), and OpenAI moderation found no abusive content. However, Google Lens returned many matches — Reddit, YouTube, Pinterest and TikTok posts — all advertising "free Brawl Stars" rewards or QR giveaways. That pattern is a common lure: the image itself looks benign, but the social results show it is widely shared in reward/freebie posts. Recommendation: treat as suspicious and do not scan with your main device until you safely preview the destination URL. ⚠️

Confidence Score Our overall confidence rating for this entity based on public signals, activity, and risk checks.
38%

Risk Insights

⚠️

Social-lure pattern detected

  • Multiple social posts (Reddit, YouTube, Pinterest) use similar QR images to advertise free game rewards.
  • That distribution increases risk of redirects, affiliate links, or credential phishing when scanned.
  • Preview the decoded URL before visiting and check domain reputation.
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Image itself not abusive

  • OpenAI moderation returned no flags for hate, sexual, or violent content.
  • Sightengine found no faces or personal data in the image.

Category Scores

Red Flags & Warnings

  • Multiple reverse-image hits to Reddit/YouTube/Pinterest posts advertising free game rewards — common social-lure behavior.
  • No decoded URL found by automated QR/link extractor, so scanning could reveal an unknown redirect or tracking URL.
  • The image appears in many short-form video and forum posts that commonly use affiliate/redirect links; that increases phishing risk.

Detailed Checks & Insights

0-100 Scale

AI-generation probability (Sightengine)

Score: 75
Passed

Reason: Sightengine reports a low ai_generated score (0.11), indicating little sign the image was synthetically generated.

QR/link extraction (automatic)

Score: 25
Failed

Reason: Automated extraction found no embedded link or decoded QR payload, so the scanner could not reveal the destination URL.

Reverse image search / context (Google Lens)

Score: 20
Failed

Reason: Lens matches point to many user-generated posts offering free Brawl Stars rewards — an indicator of social-lure behavior.

Content moderation (OpenAI Omni)

Score: 85
Passed

Reason: Moderation did not flag the image for sexual, violent, hate, or illicit content.

Automated scam signal (Sightengine)

Score: 80
Passed

Reason: Sightengine's internal scam detector returned a very low probability (0.01), so the model alone did not mark this image as an obvious scam.

Your Next Steps

  • 1

    Do not scan the QR with your primary device; use a dedicated device or a desktop QR decoder to preview the URL first.

  • 2

    Run the image through an offline or web QR decoder (that returns the raw URL without opening it) and copy the URL for inspection.

  • 3

    Check the decoded domain against reputation sources (Google Safe Browsing, VirusTotal) and search the exact URL before visiting.

  • 4

    If the QR asks for login information, payment, or personal data to claim rewards, treat it as a likely scam and do not provide details.

  • 5

    Report the post or account that shared the QR code on the platform where you found it if it promises rewards or asks for credentials.

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