A short guide you can share with family and friends about the #GiftCardScam. I've personally known people lose hundreds of pounds to #GiftCardScams as recently as this year, so it looks like we still need to raise awareness. Banks are understandably not keen on bailing out victims! https://www.martinedwards.co.uk/learn/the-gift-card-scam
The gift card scam

Sometimes a scammer will hack a person’s email to pull off a more elaborate fraud.

NEW REPORT πŸ“ˆ ’Tis the season for #giftcardscams. Fraudsters bilked consumers out of more than $230 million in 2021 & holiday shoppers are among the most frequent targets. @[email protected] urges Congress & the @[email protected] for reforms to crack down on gift card fraud. https://datainnovation.org/2022/12/how-policymakers-can-prevent-gift-card-scams/
How Policymakers Can Prevent Gift Card Scams

Gift card scams are on the rise. Scammers have relied on predatory tactics, emotional stories, and product tampering to steal nearly $450 million from unsuspecting Americans in the last three years alone, and the trend shows little signs of slowing. Consumers from all age groups, but especially olde

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NEW REPORT πŸ“ˆ ’Tis the season for #giftcardscams. Fraudsters bilked consumers out of more than $230 million in 2021 & holiday shoppers are among the most frequent targets. @[email protected] urges Congress & the @[email protected] for reforms to crack down on gift card fraud. https://datainnovation.org/2022/12/how-policymakers-can-prevent-gift-card-scams/
How Policymakers Can Prevent Gift Card Scams

Gift card scams are on the rise. Scammers have relied on predatory tactics, emotional stories, and product tampering to steal nearly $450 million from unsuspecting Americans in the last three years alone, and the trend shows little signs of slowing. Consumers from all age groups, but especially olde

Center for Data Innovation
NEW REPORT πŸ“ˆ ’Tis the season for #giftcardscams. Fraudsters bilked consumers out of more than $230 million in 2021 & holiday shoppers are among the most frequent targets. @[email protected] urges Congress & the @[email protected] for reforms to crack down on gift card fraud. https://datainnovation.org/2022/12/how-policymakers-can-prevent-gift-card-scams/
How Policymakers Can Prevent Gift Card Scams

Gift card scams are on the rise. Scammers have relied on predatory tactics, emotional stories, and product tampering to steal nearly $450 million from unsuspecting Americans in the last three years alone, and the trend shows little signs of slowing. Consumers from all age groups, but especially olde

Center for Data Innovation
NEW REPORT πŸ“ˆ ’Tis the season for #giftcardscams. Fraudsters bilked consumers out of more than $230 million in 2021 & holiday shoppers are among the most frequent targets. @[email protected] urges Congress & the @[email protected] for reforms to crack down on gift card fraud. https://datainnovation.org/2022/12/how-policymakers-can-prevent-gift-card-scams/
How Policymakers Can Prevent Gift Card Scams

Gift card scams are on the rise. Scammers have relied on predatory tactics, emotional stories, and product tampering to steal nearly $450 million from unsuspecting Americans in the last three years alone, and the trend shows little signs of slowing. Consumers from all age groups, but especially olde

Center for Data Innovation