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2. 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 ...

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. Maker of popular gift cards sued over alleged ‘card ... - AOL

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   Gift card buyers and users need to be especially vigilant about this type of scam, said Christopher Peltz, cyber security expert with Guidepoint Security. “So far, card draining is the most ...

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. The scammer then attempts to convince the victim to return the difference between the ...

6. 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 ...

7. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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   The preferred method of payment in a technical support scam is through gift cards. [41] 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. 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 ...

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

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   Gift card draining is a way to steal funds off of gift cards. Here are ways to avoid the scam. ... Gift card and reload card fraud cost $228 million last year, according to the Federal Trade ...