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Gift cards may be at the top of your holiday gift giving list. But there’s another list that gift cards top, and it’s decidedly less festive. According to the FTC’s latest Consumer Protection Data Spotlight, reports received in the Consumer Sentinel database reveal that gift cards are the #1 payment method of choice for scammers, leading to a reported $148 million stolen from consumers. Is your business taking steps to protect customers from this form of fraud?

The scam typically starts with a phone call from a crook impersonating a well-known business. The caller tells consumers that to fix a supposed security problem with their account, the person must get a gift card and then send a photo of it to the caller. It’s really just a shady way for the criminal to be able to redeem the card without having it in their hands.-
[ftc.gov]

SpikeTalon 9 Dec 14
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