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A giant QR code on the back of the glossy program featuring headshots of the young actors invited audience members to donate toward rebuilding the arts programs at the two schools.

Organised crime gangs are behind a sharp rise in scams linked to fraudulent QR codes, experts say.

Contactless payment hotspots - like parking meters and restaurant menus - are common targets of criminals who stick their own QR codes on signage.

Milton Haworth used his mobile phone to scan a QR code at a council-run car park in Castleford, West Yorkshire.

"The sign said to use the code to park and I hadn't ever heard of QR codes being used as a scam."