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2. 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 ...

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

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   The number on the gift card and store receipt will help you file a report with store and gift card company if you lose the gift card or if you need to report fraud.

4. 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 ...

5. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

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

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   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. 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 ...

8. Police Send Warning About Gift Card Scam During Holidays

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   Gift card display. The holiday season is now in full swing, but police are imploring shoppers to be on the lookout for Scrooges. Authorities nationwide are warning holiday shoppers to take extra ...

9. 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 ...