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  2. Here’s How to Avoid Falling for a Mystery Shopper Scam - AOL

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    Fake Company sends you a check for $500. They instruct you to buy a $500 value Target gift card with the money they sent. Then, they ask you to send pictures of the gift card redemption codes.

  3. 10 most common eBay scams to look out for - AOL.com

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    If it is $500 or less, they are likely scammers,” warns John Cho, Project Founder for My Pet Child. “eBay makes any account with withdrawals more than $500 per month go through a rigorous ...

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

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    How To Protect Yourself from a Gift Card Draining Scam. ... How to Earn an Extra $500 a Year on Your Savings. This article originally appeared on GOBankingRates.com: Holiday Scam: ...

  5. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    The scammer "makes a mistake" and sends a larger amount of money than what he initially said he would send, then convinces the victim that they must refund the mistakenly sent extra money to the scammer via a wire transfer, money order, or gift cards. Religion-based schemes The Affinity Church scam

  6. 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 ...

  7. List of Ponzi schemes - Wikipedia

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    МММ was a Russian company that perpetrated one of the world's largest Ponzi schemes of all time. By different estimates from 5 to 40 million people lost up to $10 billion. The company started attracting money from private investors, promising annual returns of up to 1,000%.

  8. Visa is sued over 'Vanilla' gift card scam - AOL

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    Ira Schuman, who leads the proposed class action in the White Plains, New York, federal court, said he bought eight $500 Vanilla cards as holiday gifts for his employees in 2022 and 2023, only to ...

  9. PayPal - Wikipedia

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    eBay, PayPal, Kijiji and StubHub, 500 King Street West, Toronto, April 2014. PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational financial technology company operating an online payments system in the majority of countries that support online money transfers; it serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods such as checks and money orders.