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  2. Gift Card Scams: What They Are and How to Avoid Them - AOL

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    If you plan to purchase a gift card this holiday season, beware: Scammers are now using them to swipe your money. A study by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) found that gift card scams nearly ...

  3. How Not to Fall for Gift Card Scams - AOL

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    Impersonation Scams: This is the most common type of gift card scam, where scammers may impersonate a trusted individual or organization, such as a government agency, a utility company, a tech ...

  4. Why scammers love gift cards and what to watch out for ... - AOL

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    Gifts cards may be the perfect present for that hard-to-shop-for loved one, but they are also a favorite tool for scammers, according to a Better Business Bureau investigation that found a 50% ...

  5. Holiday Scam: What Is Gift Card Draining Plus 4 Red Flags to ...

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    The number on the gift card and store receipt will help you file a report with store and gift card company if you lose the gift card or if you need to report fraud.

  6. IRS impersonation scam - Wikipedia

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    An IRS impersonation scam is a class of telecommunications fraud and scam which targets American taxpayers by masquerading as Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collection officers. [1] The scammers operate by placing disturbing official-sounding calls to unsuspecting citizens, threatening them with arrest and frozen assets if thousands of dollars ...

  7. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    The preferred method of payment in a technical support scam is through gift cards. Gift cards are favoured by scammers because they are readily available to buy and have less consumer protections in place that could allow the victim to reclaim their money back. Additionally, the usage of gift cards as payment allows the scammers to extract ...

  8. Carding (fraud) - Wikipedia

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    Carding (fraud) Carding refers not only to payment card based fraud, but also to a range of related activities and services. Carding is a term of the trafficking and unauthorized use of credit cards. [1] The stolen credit cards or credit card numbers are then used to buy prepaid gift cards to cover up the tracks. [2]

  9. Police Send Warning About Gift Card Scam During Holidays

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    Carly Silva. December 12, 2023 at 11:34 AM. Gift card display. The holiday season is now in full swing, but police are imploring shoppers to be on the lookout for Scrooges. Authorities nationwide ...

  10. What is gift card draining? How to prevent getting scammed - AOL

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    Here’s how it works: Someone steals a gift card and then copies the card number and security code before resealing it, making it difficult to notice it’s been compromised. When another person ...

  11. Scam Alert: IRS Warns of Scammers Asking for Gift Cards for ...

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    'Tis the season -- for financial scams of all kinds, when hackers and thieves attempt to separate well-meaning, hard-working people from their money. See: IRS Offers Advice on How You Can Avoid ...