enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Here’s How to Avoid Falling for a Mystery Shopper Scam - AOL

   www.aol.com/finance/avoid-falling-mystery...

   Fake Company sends you a check for $500. They instruct you to buy a $500 value Target gift card with the money they sent. Then, they ask you to send pictures of the gift card redemption codes.

3. Gift Card Scams: What They Are and How to Avoid Them - AOL

   www.aol.com/gift-card-scams-avoid-them-193519576...

   A study by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) found that gift card scams nearly tripled between 2017 and 2020, making them the second-highest fraud type behind credit cards.

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

   www.aol.com/news/visa-sued-over-vanilla-gift...

   Ira Schuman, who leads the proposed class action in the White Plains, New York, federal court, said he bought eight $500 Vanilla cards as holiday gifts for his employees in 2022 and 2023, only to ...

5. Holiday Scam: What Is Gift Card Draining Plus 4 Red Flags to ...

   www.aol.com/finance/holiday-scam-gift-card...

   How To Protect Yourself from a Gift Card Draining Scam. ... How to Earn an Extra $500 a Year on Your Savings. This article originally appeared on GOBankingRates.com: Holiday Scam: ...

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

   www.aol.com/gift-card-scams-2023-know-131432899.html

   December 13, 2023 at 5:14 AM. With the holiday season comes more shopping and with more shopping comes more scams and fraudsters looking to take advantage of your holiday goodwill. From supposed ...

7. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_support_scam

   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 ...

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

   www.aol.com/.../how-not-fall-for-gift-card-scams

   Impersonation Scams: This is the most common type of gift card scam, where scammers may impersonate a trusted individual or organization, such as a government agency, a utility company, a tech ...

9. Target gift card scam lands man in Ocala jail facing ... - AOL

   www.aol.com/target-gift-card-scam-lands...

   Gift cards: Officials said the gift cards were a mixture of Target and Visa cards whose value ranged from $50 to $500. Authorities said they found the compromised cards that Liao was carrying.