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IT IS CHILLY. WELL, CHANCES ARE YOU’VE EITHER GAVE OR RECEIVED A GIFT CARD WHILE EXCHANGING PRESENTS WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. BUT BEFORE YOU ACTIVATE CARD CASH, MAKE SURE SWINDLERS NOT GETTING THE UPPER HAND. RIGHT NOW, WE’RE LOOKING AT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SCAMMERS STRIKE WITH GIFT CARDS. UNFORTUNATELY, GIFT CARD FRAUD IS BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY VERSATILE, EASY AND USUALLY SAFE. BET GIFT CARDS ARE AMONG THE MOST POPULAR PRESENTS THIS TIME OF YEAR. TOO OFTEN FOLKS DON’T KNOW THAT THERE’S SOMETHING TAMPERED THE CARD UNTIL AFTER IT’S ACTUALLY BEEN GIVEN TO THE PERSON WHO SEEKS TO USE IT. THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU IS ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH SCAMS TO LOOK OUT FOR. IF YOU HAVE A GIFT CARD IN HAND, TAKE A QUICK MINUTE TO CHECK THE BARCODE. THEY WILL APPLY A STICKER TO THE TOP OF THE BARCODE. THEY’LL TAMPER WITH THE CARD AND THE STORE AND THAT BARCODE WILL ACTUALLY REDIRECT THE FUNDS TO THEIR BANK ACCOUNT. OTHER RED FLAGS ISSUES WITH THE PACKAGING. IF THERE ARE CHIPS, THERE’S TAPE INVOLVED. ALL OF THESE ARE NOT STANDARD. THIS IS NOT STANDARD PACKAGING. THE VAST MAJORITY OF FRAUD MONITORED BY THE BEEB IS DIGITAL. ACTUALLY, AS SCAMMERS, YOU KNOW, THEY LIKE TO FASHION THEMSELVES AS VERY SOPHISTICATED AND GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO. AND, YOU KNOW, TO BE SURE, IN A LOT OF CASES ARE. SO BE AWARE OF GIFT CARD SCAMS. $100, YOU KNOW, EVEN CURRENCY FOR, SOMEONE FOR ONLY $50 AND PAYMENT. THOSE ARE UNREALISTIC. IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO, PURCHASE A SPECIFIC CARD FOR SPECIFIC, GO TO THE SOURCE AND QUESTION IT RATHER THAN A THIRD PARTY SERVICE. THERE’S REALLY NO VERIFICATION FOR THESE THIRD PARTIES FOR, THESE THIRD PARTY SITES THAT THEY ARE. AND IF YOU’RE WORRIED A SCAMMER MAY HAVE ALREADY STRUCK, IT’S NOT TOO LATE. CUSTOMERS SERVICE TYPICALLY SITS TOP OF MIND COMPANIES THIS TIME OF YEAR. THE COMPANIES THAT OFFER GIFT CARDS HAVE A CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, SO IT’S ALWAYS IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO OUT AND SEEK SOME SORT OF COMPENSATION OR AT LEAST A REPLACEMENT CARD BEFORE YOU JUST THROW IT IN THE TRASH. AND REMEMBER, ANY REPORT MADE GOES A LONG IN STOPPING FUTURE SCAMS, HELPING NOBODY OTHER THAN THE SCAMMER STAYING QUIET. AND THE BEEB ALSO ADDS THAT YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. CALL THE PROVIDER WITH THE NUMBER ON THE FINE PRINT OF YOUR CARD AND KEEP IN MIND, MANY GIFT CARDS TEND TO EXPIRE A PROLONGED PERIOD. OH, I ALWAYS FORGET THAT. I DO TOO. I KNOW I’D LIKE TO. THEY STILL EXPIRE. YEAH.