โ€” did someone tell you to buy a gift card and give them the numbers?

Learn how fraudsters trick victims into sending them online gift cards or reading the numbers on the back of a gift card over the phone.

No matter how long ago the scam happened, report it.

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Use your gift card and gift card store receipt for these next steps:

Typically, these scammers impersonate authority figures, relatives in distress, or service providers, coercing victims into believing they need to buy gift cards as payments or solutions to.

If you bought a gift card and gave someone the numbers off the back of the card, thatโ€™s a scam.

โ€” gift card scams can start off with a phone call, email or text.

Youโ€™ll either be told in store that the gift card is invalid and canโ€™t be used, or the cashier accepts the gift certificate unaware that itโ€™s fake and the business loses stock.

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โ€” gift card scams can start off with a phone call, email or text.

Youโ€™ll either be told in store that the gift card is invalid and canโ€™t be used, or the cashier accepts the gift certificate unaware that itโ€™s fake and the business loses stock.

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Learn more about your rights as a consumer and how to spot and avoid scams.

When a fraudster sells a counterfeit gift card or certificate, either the consumer theyโ€™ve sold it to or the business theyโ€™ve counterfeited will lose out.

First theyโ€™ll call, text, email, or send a social media message.

Your money was gone the moment you gave someone those gift card numbers.

Find the resources you need to understand how consumer protection law impacts your business.

But now, some gift card companies might be able to get your money back.

โ€” gift card scams generally involve deceptive tactics where scammers trick people into purchasing gift cards and then have them share the card details or pin.

Report the gift card scam to the gift card company right away.

โ€” about one in four people who report losing money to fraud say it happened when a scammer tricked them into giving the numbers on the back of a gift card.

First theyโ€™ll call, text, email, or send a social media message.

Your money was gone the moment you gave someone those gift card numbers.

Find the resources you need to understand how consumer protection law impacts your business.

But now, some gift card companies might be able to get your money back.

โ€” gift card scams generally involve deceptive tactics where scammers trick people into purchasing gift cards and then have them share the card details or pin.

Report the gift card scam to the gift card company right away.

โ€” about one in four people who report losing money to fraud say it happened when a scammer tricked them into giving the numbers on the back of a gift card.

โ€” indeed, the us department of justice announced this week the indictment of four suspected gift card scammers, and alleges that that these four had ended up with more than 5000 fradulently obtained cards to spend on themselves.

โ€” gift card scammers only want your money.

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โ€” gift card scams generally involve deceptive tactics where scammers trick people into purchasing gift cards and then have them share the card details or pin.

Report the gift card scam to the gift card company right away.

โ€” about one in four people who report losing money to fraud say it happened when a scammer tricked them into giving the numbers on the back of a gift card.

โ€” indeed, the us department of justice announced this week the indictment of four suspected gift card scammers, and alleges that that these four had ended up with more than 5000 fradulently obtained cards to spend on themselves.

โ€” gift card scammers only want your money.

Craigslist, a digital classifieds website, has revolutionized the way people engage with their neighborhoods.

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โ€” gift card scammers only want your money.

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