The Council is issuing urgent advice after smart codes were found to have been stuck to a number of payment machines in the borough.
Drivers who use the fake codes are being directed to scam payment websites.
The council says this can lead to sensitive financial information being handed over as well as a parking fine as the QR codes are fake.
Cllr Cem Kemahli, lead member for planning and place, said:
“This is an urgent warning to protect drivers in Kensington and Chelsea. If you use a QR code to pay for parking in Kensington and Chelsea, I guarantee that you are paying scammers instead of the Council. Our parking system does not use QR codes at all. Instead you can pay in the PayByPhone app or over the phone.
“Our officers are removing these fake signs as quickly as we spot them but we want to make sure visitors and residents don’t fall foul of this cruel hoax which has been blighting other areas of London too.”
