Gift Cards
Gift Cards have become the currency of choice by Scammers. They are easy to use, easy to sell and hard to track. Remember that no government agency will request gift cards for payment. This is a quick and easy method that thieves use to get money from their victims. Thieves convince victims to buy the gift card as a payment method or a way to reimburse money from over-payment and ask for the numbers on the back of the cards. Gift cards do not have the same protection as credit cards. It is nearly impossible to get your money back.
Remember gift cards are for gifts not for payments.
Anytime somebody asks you to make a payment with a gift card that it's a scam.
We have seen scammers now often ask victims to pay through Cash App or Zelle. In addition, BBB is beginning to receive reports where victims are asked to insert cash into Bitcoin ATM machines. These payments are difficult to track.
https://www.bbb.org/article/news-releases/23734-bbb-investigation-gift-card-scams-why-do-scammers-love-gift-cards
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/scams/gift-card-scams
Remember gift cards are for gifts not for payments.
Anytime somebody asks you to make a payment with a gift card that it's a scam.
We have seen scammers now often ask victims to pay through Cash App or Zelle. In addition, BBB is beginning to receive reports where victims are asked to insert cash into Bitcoin ATM machines. These payments are difficult to track.
https://www.bbb.org/article/news-releases/23734-bbb-investigation-gift-card-scams-why-do-scammers-love-gift-cards
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/scams/gift-card-scams