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

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    How Scammers Try To Collect Gift Cards from Taxpayers Although this scam can happen year-round, it frequently occurs during the holiday season. The IRS recently released a notice to warn taxpayers ...

  3. Visa is sued over 'Vanilla' gift card scam - AOL

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    Visa was sued on Tuesday by consumers who said the card payments network failed to make prepaid "Vanilla" gift cards less likely to being drained by thieves. Ira Schuman, who leads the proposed ...

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

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    A 2022 AARP survey found that nearly one in four people have given or received gift cards that had no funds on them. Gift card and reload card fraud cost $228 million last year, according to the ...

  5. Overpayment scam - Wikipedia

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    An overpayment scam, also known as a refund scam, is a type of confidence trick designed to prey upon victims' good faith.In the most basic form, an overpayment scam consists of a scammer claiming, falsely, to have sent a victim an excess amount of money.

  6. IRS impersonation scam - Wikipedia

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    The scammers often request payment in the form of gift cards such as Google Play or iTunes cards, wire transfer, MoneyGram, or credit card. [ 6 ] As of September 2017 [update] , several people from India have been arrested for impersonating IRS employees.

  7. Friendly fraud - Wikipedia

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    All the agent can hear is monotones. This is the "card present" equivalent of "swiping" the card. Before the purchase is submitted by the agent, the purchase amount is played back to the consumer along with the last four digits of the card. The consumer is asked to confirm their purchase by providing a verbal signature, which is recorded.

  8. How To Protect Your Cash From These 11 Common Scams in 2025 - AOL

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    The first is a gift card payment scam, where a criminal convinces a consumer to pay a fake financial obligation by purchasing gift cards and sharing the numbers off the backs with the scammer.

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

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