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  2. 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 ...

  3. Holiday Scam: What Is Gift Card Draining Plus 4 Red Flags to ...

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    As Americans continue to slide through holiday mode, they're going to get more calls, emails and texts for legitimate shopping deals. But they're also increasingly going to be the targets of ...

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

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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 ...

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    Call live aol support at. 1-800-358-4860. Get live expert help with your AOL needs—from email and passwords, technical questions, mobile email and more. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications. Scammers and bad actors are always looking for ways to get personal info with malicious intent.

  6. Use AOL Certified Mail to confirm legitimate AOL emails

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    AOL may send you emails from time to time about products or features we think you'd be interested in. If you're ever concerned about the legitimacy of these emails, just check to see if there's a green "AOL Certified Mail" icon beside the sender name. When you open the email, you'll also see the Certified Mail banner above the message details.

  7. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    An automated message says "that someone has ordered a free medical alert system for you, and this call is to confirm shipping instructions" before the call is transferred to a live operator who requests the elderly patient's credit card and identity card numbers. The device is not free; there is a high monthly charge for "monitoring".

  8. Top 15 financial scams targeting older Americans — and what ...

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    The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 101,000 reports of scams and fraud against people ages 60 and older in 2023, causing seniors to lose over $3.4 billion. And those ...

  9. Carding (fraud) - Wikipedia

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    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]