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  2. 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 ...

  3. Customers confused Amazon scam warning email for an ... - AOL

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    An email from Amazon warning customers to be careful of a possible gift card scam went awry when customers reported that they worried the legitimate company message might have been, itself, a scam.

  4. 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.

  5. 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 ...

  6. FTC: Robocallers are now pretending to be Apple and Amazon

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    A new robocall scheme is using the tech giants' name to trick victims. There’s a new robocall scheme that uses Apple’s and Amazon’s name to rip people off, and the Federal Trade Commission ...

  7. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    The preferred method of payment in a technical support scam is via gift cards. [41] 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 ...

  8. What is gift card draining? How to prevent getting scammed - AOL

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    A 2022 AARP survey found that nearly one in four people have given or received gift cards that had no funds on them. Gift card and reload card fraud cost $228 million last year, according to the ...

  9. Meta takes down 63,000 Instagram accounts linked to extortion ...

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    The company also provides in-app resources and safety tips about such scams. According to Meta, the recent takedowns included 2,500 accounts that were linked to a group of about 20 people who ...