![]() Here’s the most common gift card scam types: Money collection scams Different kinds of scams target different people. Any gift card can easily be traded for cold hard cash (or cryptocurrency), and any consumer can easily be targeted, as scammers adapt to different prey. No market, and no mark, is safe from gift card fraud. Vanilla gift card scams, which go after VISA vanilla gift cards, are especially popular, because these cards are valid everywhere. But digital markets such as the Steam Store or Google Play Store are also vulnerable. The most common types of gift cards involved in scams are those issued by big companies with physical goods - such as Amazon, Target, eBay, or Walmart. ![]() Many types of online scams can end up as gift card scams. Many types of scams, such as tech support scams and romance scams, end up as gift card scams. They can also happen physically, inside brick-and-mortar stores. Gift card scams can start with a phone call, text, email, social media message, or even a fake antivirus pop-up. Apple ID phishing scams impersonate legit Apple employees, while Steam card scammers might pretend to be a lonely gamer in need. Scammers focus on popular platforms with lots of unsuspecting victims, and they change their approach depending on the audience. Phishing is a common way for scammers to get enough details on their target to pull off a convincing scam. Paying with gift cards is like paying in cash - once it’s gone, it’s gone for good. Fraudulent charges on credit cards can be canceled, but gift card charges can’t. Why do scammers want gift cards instead of credit card numbers? Gift card fraud is anonymous, nearly impossible to reverse, and gets immediate results. 79077405767 Logo Ameba Icon Security Icon Security White Icon Privacy Icon Performance Icon Privacy Icon Security Icon Performance Icons/45/01 Security/Other-Threats Icons / 32 / Bloatware removal Icons / 32 / Registry Cleaner Icons / 32 / CleanUp Icons / Feature / 32 / Mac Icons / 32 / Browser cleanup Icons/32/01 Security/Malware Icons/32/01 Security/Viruses Icons/32/01 Security/Other-Threats Icons/32/01 Security/phishing Icons/32/01 Security/Scams Icons/32/01 Security/hacking Icons/32/01 Security/Security-tips Icons/32/01 Privacy/Privacy-tips Icons/32/01 Performance/Software Icons/32/01 Privacy/Identity-Protection Icons/32/01 Privacy/Digital-life Icons/32/01 Performance/Performance-tips Icons/32/01 Security/Passwords Icons/32/01 Security/Ransomware Icons/32/01 Security/Business Icons/32/02 Privacy/Browser Icons/32/02 Privacy/IP adress Icons/32/02 Privacy/VPN Icons/32/02 Privacy/Proxy Icons/32/02 Privacy/Streaming Icons/32/03 Performance/Celaning Icons/32/03 Performance/Drivers Icons/32/03 Performance/Gaming Icons/32/03 Performance/Hardware Icons/32/03 Performance/Speed Icons / 32 / Bloatware removal Icons / 32 / Registry Cleaner Win Icons / 32 / CleanUp Icons / Feature / 32 / Mac Icons / 32 / Browser cleanup Icons/60/02 Privacy/02_Privacy Icons/60/01 Security/01_Security Icons/60/03 Performance/03_Performance Icons/45/01 Security/phishing Icons/45/01 Security/Scams Icons/45/01 Security/hacking Icons/45/01 Security/Security-tips Icons/45/01 Privacy/Privacy-tips Icons/45/01 Performance/Software Icons/45/01 Privacy/Identity-Protection Icons/45/01 Privacy/Digital-life Icons/45/01 Performance/Performance-tips Icons/80/01 Security/phishing Icons/80/01 Security/Scams Icons/80/01 Security/hacking Icons/80/01 Security/Security-tips Icons/80/01 Privacy/Privacy-tips Icons/80/01 Performance/Software Icons/80/01 Privacy/Identity-Protection Icons/80/01 Privacy/Digital-life Icons/80/01 Performance/Performance-tips Icons/80/01 Security/IoT Icons/80/01 Security/Malware Icons/80/01 Security/Passwords Icons/80/01 Security/Ransomware Icons/80/01 Security/Viruses Icons/80/01 Security/Other-Threats Icons/80/03 Security/Business Icons/80/02 Privacy/Browser Icons/80/02 Privacy/IP adress Icons/80/02 Privacy/VPN Icons/80/02 Privacy/Proxy Icons/80/02 Privacy/Streaming Icons/80/03 Performance/Celaning Icons/80/03 Performance/Drivers Icons/80/03 Performance/Gaming Icons/80/03 Performance/Hardware Icons/80/03 Performance/Speed Icons/80/03 Performance/03_Performance Icons/80/02 Privacy/02_Privacy
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