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  2. Don't Fall for These Amazon Scams—Here's How to ... - AOL

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    Some Amazon phishing attempts may also ask you to pay by gift card or send pictures of gift cards. According to the FTC, if someone asks you to give them the numbers on the back of a gift card, it ...

  3. Amazon Scams to Avoid at All Costs - AOL

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    The post Amazon Scams to Avoid at All Costs appeared first on Reader's Digest. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...

  4. Costco Shoppers Notice Fraudulent Scheme with Popular ... - AOL

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    The employee shared some of the gift card "horror stories" they'd heard from Costco members, such as a mother of four who'd bought $1,000 in Disney gift cards that all ended up having $0 balances.

  5. Advance-fee scam - Wikipedia

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    Advance-fee scam. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is one of the most common types of confidence tricks. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum. [ 1][ 2] If a victim makes the ...

  6. Gift card - Wikipedia

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    Gift card for a U.S hardware store. 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 ...

  7. List of Ponzi schemes - Wikipedia

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    МММ was a Russian company that perpetrated one of the world's largest Ponzi schemes of all time. By different estimates from 5 to 40 million people lost up to $10 billion. The company started attracting money from private investors, promising annual returns of up to 1,000%.

  8. 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. The appeal is clear.

  9. Criticism of Amazon - Wikipedia

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    In October 2011, actress Junie Hoang filed a $1 million lawsuit against Amazon in Washington's Western District Court for allegedly revealing her age on Amazon subsidiary IMDb with details from her credit card. The lawsuit, which alleged fraud, breach of contract and violation of her private life and consumer rights, said that after joining ...