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2. Holiday Scam: What Is Gift Card Draining Plus 4 Red Flags to ...

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   As Americans continue to slide through holiday mode, they're going to get more calls, emails and texts for legitimate shopping deals. But they're also increasingly going to be the targets of ...

3. Gift card scams 2023: What to know about 'card draining' and ...

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   What to know about the gift card scam:Police warn holiday shoppers about card draining Holiday drinks: Try one of these 12 Christmas, holiday craft beers from Louisville breweries Using gift cards ...

4. Police Send Warning About Gift Card Scam During Holidays

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   Gift card display. The holiday season is now in full swing, but police are imploring shoppers to be on the lookout for Scrooges. Authorities nationwide are warning holiday shoppers to take extra ...

5. How Not to Fall for Gift Card Scams - AOL

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   Prize or Sweepstakes Scams: Scammers may contact you via phone, email or social media, claiming that you've won a prize or lottery. To claim your winnings, they'll ask for a payment or processing ...

6. Carding (fraud) - Wikipedia

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   Carding (fraud) Carding refers not only to payment card based fraud, but also to a range of related activities and services. 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]

7. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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   The preferred method of payment in a technical support scam is through 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. 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

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

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   Gift card recipients should also check the balance and use the cards quickly to lower any risk. When buying a gift card, use a credit card to make your purchase. That will boost the odds of ...