Study on british awareness of QR-Code Spam

1. SURVEY ON QR-CODE SPAM
Study on british awareness of QR-Code Spam
For this representative study 2.198 people in Great Britain were surveyed in
October 2019. Results were weighted and are representative for the British
population 18+.
Conducted by YouGov on behalf of GMX

2. 4,7%
74,1%
18,1%
3,1%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Don't know / prefer not to say
I have never heard of QR-Code Spam
I have heard of QR-Code Spam and
have never received one before
I have heard of QR-Code Spam and
have received one before
Total
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Three quarter of the Brits have never heard of „QR-Code Spam“
One of the current spam email "scams" is the so-called "QR-Code Spam". Criminals add QR codes in spam
emails which lead to phishing sites when the code is scanned with a smartphone by recipients. Which one,
of the following statements best applies you?

3. 39%
17%
17%
16%
11%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
55+
45 - 54
34 - 44
25 - 34
18 - 24
Total
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Quota (1/2)
How old are you?
BASE: (Total: N=2.198;18–24: N=144; 25-34: N=372; 35-44: N=377; 45-54: N=469 55+: N=936)

4. 48%52%
Total
Female Male
4
Quota (2/2)
Are you…?
BASE: (Total: N=2.198; Female: N=1.167; Male: N=1.031)

5. Unless otherwise stated, all data are provided by YouGov
Deutschland GmbH. 2.198 respondents participated in the survey,
which took place between the 22.10. and the 23.10.2019. The results
were weighted and are representative for the UK population (age
18+).
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Editor‘s Note