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Tuesday, 5 November 2024

Better Business Bureau warns against gift card scams

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Better Business Bureau warns against gift card scams
Better Business Bureau warns against gift card scams

Coverage losses about $800talked to victims who lostBusiness Bureau is warningscams, which have resultedlost since 2017.

They're ato local retailers, buy ginumbers off the back of ththe crooks can cash them oa huge, huge issue.

Steveof the study, says scammermethod in any and every tyclaiming that there was Sothat you're assets are goiyou need to buy a gift cara supposedly save account.to pay with gift cards forMargaret Wescott fell vict$4000.

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Wescott neveBaker says.

Gift cards doprotection as credit cardsharder to track, he says.to pay with a gift card ovalmost certain it's a scam

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