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  2. 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.

  3. Police Send Warning About Gift Card Scam During Holidays

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    Authorities nationwide are warning holiday shoppers to take extra precautions when purchasing gift cards to put under the Christmas tree this year, as a gift card scam called "card draining" is ...

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

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    Here's how the scam works: Thieves steal gift cards from numerous Target stores and save the security codes and card numbers. The compromised cards are then returned to Target stores and placed ...

  5. What is phishing? - Engadget

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    1. Email Phishing. The basic phishing email is sent by fraudsters impersonating legitimate companies, often banks or credit card providers. These emails are designed to trick you into providing ...

  6. A new tool can crack a credit card number in six seconds

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    The researchers, Mohammed Aamir Ali, Budi Arief, Martin Emms, and Aad van Moorsel, believe that their tool can also be used to guess ZIP codes and address data or hackers can simply correlate ...

  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. A network of knockoff apparel stores exposed ... - TechCrunch

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    A network of knockoff apparel stores exposed 330,000 customer credit cards. If you recently made a purchase from an overseas online store selling knockoff clothes and goods, there’s a chance ...

  9. Puerto Rico's government lost $2.6 million to a phishing scam

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    Thu, Feb 13, 2020 · 1 min read. 1 / 2. Joe Raedle via Getty Images. An email phishing scam duped the government of Puerto Rico into transferring more than $2.6 million into a fraudulent account ...