Guest guest Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Thanks Patti. Valuable information. > > Well, the crooks have found a way to rob you of your gift card balance. If > you buy Gift Cards from a display rack that has various store cards you may > become a victim of theft. Crooks are now jotting down the card numbers in > the store and then wait a few days and call to see how much of a balance > THEY have on the card. Once they find the card is " activated " , they go > online and start shopping. You may want to purchase your card from a > customer service person, where they do not have the Gift Cards viewable to > the public. Please share this with all your family and friends... > > This is true and you can check it out and any other email you may get at > http://www.snopes.com> www.snopes.com. See below for their verification of > how true this is. > > Scam: Thieves make note of the identifying information displayed on gift > cards being offered for sale, then periodically call to check if they've > been activated, and when they are, they drain these cards of the amounts > they contain. > > Status: Real fraud which typically costs its victims between $25 and $500. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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