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2. How to get your money back after you’ve fallen for a gift ...

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   Some gift card companies are sometimes able to get your money back. Report the scam to the gift card company. Send them the details on your receipt or a copy of the numbers on your gift card.

3. Scam Alert: IRS Warns of Scammers Asking for Gift Cards for ...

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   How Scammers Try To Collect Gift Cards from Taxpayers. Although this scam can happen year-round, it frequently occurs during the holiday season. ... and CP504 (Intent to Levy State Tax Refund or ...

4. Gift card scams 2023: What to know about 'card draining' and ...

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   Card draining. "Card draining" is a popular scam that leaves gift card purchasers with an empty balance despite having paid for the card. Several local and national law enforcement agencies have ...

5. Overpayment scam - Wikipedia

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   An overpayment scam, also known as a refund scam, is a type of confidence trick designed to prey upon victims' good faith. In the most basic form, an overpayment scam consists of a scammer claiming, falsely, to have sent a victim an excess amount of money. The scammer then attempts to convince the victim to return the difference between the ...

6. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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   The preferred method of payment in a technical support scam is through gift cards. [41] Gift cards are favoured by scammers because they are readily available to buy and have less consumer protections in place that could allow the victim to reclaim their money back. Additionally, the usage of gift cards as payment allows the scammers to extract ...

7. Gift Card Scams: What They Are and How to Avoid Them - AOL

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   If you plan to purchase a gift card this holiday season, beware: Scammers are now using them to swipe your money. A study by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) found that gift card scams nearly ...

8. How to get a refund for a fraudulent credit card transaction

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   You should send this so that it reaches your issuer within 60 days of when the first statement with the fraudulent charge was mailed to you. As a precaution, send it by certified mail and ask for ...

9. How Not to Fall for Gift Card Scams - AOL

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   According to the FTC, consumers reported 48,800 cases of gift card fraud or reload card fraud totaling more than $228 million in losses last year. That's more cases than the following other types ...