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2. 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 ...

3. 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 ...

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

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   According to the FTC, consumers reported 48,800 cases of gift card fraud or reload card fraud totaling more than $228 million in losses last year. That's more cases than the following other types ...

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

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   If the unsuspecting taxpayer purchases the cards and calls the scammer back, they will be asked to share the gift card number and PIN so the scammer can use the card for online purchases. How the ...

6. Carding (fraud) - Wikipedia

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   Another way gift card fraud occurs is when a retailer's online systems which store gift card data undergo brute force attacks from automated bots. Tax refund fraud is an increasingly popular method of using identify theft to acquire prepaid cards ready for immediate cash out. [4] [44] Popular coupons may be counterfeited and sold also. [45]

7. Beware of gift card fraud — don't let it hijack your ... - AOL

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   The Federal Trade Commission reports that gift card fraud has been on the rise since the pandemic started. In the first nine months of 2021, more gift card fraud was reported than in all of 2020 ...

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

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   The Better Business Bureau (BBB) said in a new report that cases of gift card scams have risen by 50 per cent since last year. From January 2020 until September 2023, the BBB said there had been ...

9. Beware of gift card fraud — don't let it hijack your holiday ...

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   The Federal Trade Commission reports that gift card fraud has been on the rise since the pandemic started. In the first nine months of 2021, more gift card fraud was reported than in all of 2020 ...