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  2. Target gift card scam lands man in Ocala jail facing ... - AOL

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    Ocala police officers arrested a Dallas man earlier this week and accused him of participating in an elaborate scheme to cheat Target and its customers in a gift card scam.

  3. Police Send Warning About Gift Card Scam During Holidays

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    According to USA Today, a California man was arrested for tampering with gift cards in a Target in Sacramento last week, and police officials found more than 5,000 gift cards from Apple...

  4. Phony $1,000 Target Gift Card is the Scam of the Year - AOL

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    A fake contest for a $1,000 Target (TGT) gift card has been declared 2012's "Scam of the Year" by online complaint resolution platform Scambook.

  5. 4 Scams Aimed at Target Shoppers: Here’s How To Avoid Them

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    As long as you're cautious about not wasting money at Target, the retailer can be a convenient destination for getting what you need and landing good deals. But Target's popularity also makes...

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

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    Target says it takes gift card-related crimes seriously and offers these tips for shoppers: Do not purchase, sell or check your balance outside of Target.com.

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

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    “Gift card draining” involves criminals recording numbers and PINs from unpurchased gift cards, then placing them back in the packaging.

  8. 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.

  9. AARP Study Finds 1 in 3 US Adults Have Been Targeted by ... - AOL

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    A recent study conducted by AmeriSpeak Omnibus for AARP found that slightly more than a third of American adults have been targeted by scams seeking payment by gift card and about a quarter of ...

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

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    How do gift card scams make money? In most cases, scammers who convince you to send them gift card numbers will immediately use the cards to buy items or resell the cards to someone else.

  11. Smishing Scams: Sorry, You Did Not Win a $1,000 Target Gift Card

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    Some big scams making the rounds these days are trying to lure naïve consumers with promises of $1,000 gift certificates to Best Buy , Walmart or Target . The appeal is clear.