The Douglas County Sheriff's Office warns Nevadans of a recent scam that has been affecting people in many states. 

In an online post, DCSO says that a new scam known as "brushing" has shown up in many states across the nation.

The brushing scam is when someone receives an unexpected package, gift, or item not ordered in the mail from a commonly known place like Amazon or other large company. 

Examples of gifts received include such things as rings, bracelets, necklaces, Bluetooth speakers, etc.

They say the gift or item received will have the receiver's address but not include the sender's information or be from a known retailer. 

The scam being that when the receiver opens the package to see what it is and possibly who sent it, there is a QR code to scan to find who sent it.

Once the code is scanned, all the information from that phone is sent to the scammers, and they receive full access to the victim's phone. Which allows the scammer full access to all the personal and financial information uploaded into the phone, which often includes the victim's bank information, and accounts are drained. 

DCSO says the gifts can be kept or thrown away, but the QR code should "NOT" be scanned for any reason.

They say QR code scams are not new, that they show up in many different places, even on parking meters. 

Inform your family members and friends about this scam and avoid scanning any unknown QR codes included in any packaging. 

(The Douglas County Sheriff's Office contributed to this story.)