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(NewsNation) — The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is warning people not to scan QR codes that ask for money in connection with the Nancy Guthrie case.
The department said the codes have been showing up in posts online that look like they’re associated with the investigation.
“The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is aware of posts circulating about the Guthrie Investigation that include a QR code requesting money,” officials said in a statement Tuesday. “PCSD will never ask for money related to this case, or any investigation.”
Statement regarding online and email misinformation in connection to the Nancy Guthrie investigation. pic.twitter.com/H4QCniYbEA
— Pima County Sheriff's Department (@PimaSheriff) July 14, 2026
The police told the public not to send money to strangers or scan any QR codes that asks for payment.
Other monetary scams have circled the case: Derrick Anthony Callella was arrested in February after the FBI discovered he was sending fake ransom notes to Guthrie’s daughter, Annie Guthrie, and son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni. He faces two counts of harassment using a telecommunications device.
Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was taken from her Tucson, Ariz., home in the early morning hours of Feb. 1. More than five months later, no suspects have been named, and no arrests have been made.
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