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

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   If you purchased a gift card that was used by a scammer, report it to the gift card company directly, request a freeze on the card and make sure to demand a refund.

3. Phishing scams are on the rise. Here's how to stay safe - AOL

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   Tell you to click a link to make a payment. Offer you government refunds. Send coupons you didn’t ask for. Use generic messages paired with the logo of a well-known company. Speak in typo-filled ...

4. Here's What to Do When You’re a Fraud or Scam Victim - AOL

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   Fraud alerts are free and last 90 days or seven years, depending on which type of alert you choose. To reach the three nationwide credit bureaus, just visit their website or give one of them a ...

5. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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   The preferred method of payment in a technical support scam is through gift cards. 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 ...

6. 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 ...

7. Carding (fraud) - Wikipedia

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   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] Activities also encompass exploitation of ...

8. 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.

9. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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   Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an ...