Federal Trade Commission issued a report showing that the use of gift cards as a payment vehicle in scams had more than tripled since 2015
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7 common types of gift card scams. Scammers might try to trick you by phone, text, or email with these seven common gift card scams. Here’s how to spot the scams and avoid them. Scam 1: Threatened by the IRS. In one of the more common gift card scams, a criminal will call you or send you a text or email message claiming to be working with the IRS.
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Whenever someone demands to be paid with a gift card, that’s a scam. It’s just that simple. Gift cards are for gifts, not for payments. If someone convinced you to give them the numbers on a gift card or send them a photo, hang onto the card and your receipt, and report it to the card issuer right away.
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The scams usually involve someone supposedly spotting fraud or criminal activity on one of your accounts, offering to help “protect” your money, sometimes asking you to share verification codes, and always telling you to move money from your bank, investment, or retirement account.
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How Gift Card Scams Work. Gift card scams start with a call, text, email, or social media message. Scammers will say almost anything to get you to buy gift cards — like Google Play, Apple, or Amazon cards — and hand over the card number and PIN codes. Here are some common tactics scammers use in gift card scams: Scammers will say it’s ...
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The faster you contact any gift card company to report a gift card scam, the better the chance of getting your money back. But it doesn’t matter when you were scammed with a gift card. For more information about avoiding and reporting gift card scams, visit ftc.gov/giftcards.
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