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'Tis the season -- for financial scams of all kinds, when hackers and thieves attempt to separate well-meaning, hard-working people from their money. See: IRS Offers Advice on How You Can Avoid ...
In a reloading scam, a victim is repeatedly approached by con artists, often until "sucked dry". This form of fraud is perpetrated on those more susceptible to pressure after the first losses, perhaps because of hopes to recover money previously invested, perhaps because of inability to say "no" to a con man. The term has been current at least ...
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In addition to gift card scams, Visa has recognized five general types of scams to look out for over the next couple of months. Growing Up Poor: 13 Ways You’re Taught To Never Waste Money
Carding (fraud) Carding refers not only to payment card based fraud, but also to a range of related activities and services. Carding is a term of the trafficking and unauthorized use of credit cards. [ 1] The stolen credit cards or credit card numbers are then used to buy prepaid gift cards to cover up the tracks. [ 2]
People shopping for bootleg software, illegal pornographic images, bootleg music, drugs, firearms or other forbidden or controlled goods may be legally hindered from reporting swindles to the police. An example is the "big screen TV in the back of the truck": the TV is touted as "hot" (stolen), so it will be sold for a very low price.
What to know about the gift card scam:Police warn holiday shoppers about card draining Holiday drinks: Try one of these 12 Christmas, holiday craft beers from Louisville breweries Using gift cards ...
According to USA Today, a California man was arrested for tampering with gift cards in a Target in Sacramento last week, and police officials found more than 5,000 gift cards from Apple and Target ...