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2. New Grocery Store Scams: Watch Out for These Money ... - AOL

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   The Gift Card Scam USA Today recently reported on a clever new scam involving gift cards, which are often placed close to the register for shoppers to grab as last-minute presents on the way out.

3. How to spot debt collection scams: 6 signs to watch out for

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   Getting a call, email or letter from a company that claims to be a debt collector can be alarming. Before giving out any information, consider these six signs of a scam. 1. They pressure you. A ...

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

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   If the unsuspecting taxpayer purchases the cards and calls the scammer back, they will be asked to share the gift card number and PIN so the scammer can use the card for online purchases. How the ...

5. 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.

6. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   • Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.

7. Advance-fee scam - Wikipedia

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   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 payment, the ...

8. Lottery scam - Wikipedia

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   Lottery scam. A lottery scam is a type of advance-fee fraud which begins with an unexpected email notification, phone call, or mailing (sometimes including a large check) explaining that "You have won!" a large sum of money in a lottery. The recipient of the message—the target of the scam—is usually told to keep the notice secret, "due to a ...

9. Carding (fraud) - Wikipedia

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   Carding is a term of the trafficking and unauthorized use of credit cards. [1] The stolen credit cards or credit card numbers are then used to buy prepaid gift cards to cover up the tracks. [2] Activities also encompass exploitation of personal data, [3] and money laundering techniques. [4] Modern carding sites have been described as full ...