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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. Gift card scams 2023: What to know about 'card draining' and ...

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   Card draining. "Card draining" is a popular scam that leaves gift card purchasers with an empty balance despite having paid for the card. Several local and national law enforcement agencies have ...

4. 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.

5. 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 ...

6. How to get your money back after you’ve fallen for a gift ...

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   From January 2020 until September 2023, the BBB said there had been $690 million in losses in gift card scams. With the rise of e-gift cards and phone payment systems, it has become easier for ...

7. 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]

8. Gift card - Wikipedia

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   A gift card, also known as a gift certificate in North America, or gift voucher or gift token in the UK, [1] is a prepaid stored-value money card, usually issued by a retailer or bank, to be used as an alternative to cash for purchases within a particular store or related businesses. Gift cards are also given out by employers or organizations ...

9. 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% ...