The gift card scam that keeps on giving - Sherwood News https://sherwood.news/business/visa-gift-card-scam-draining/

My boomer relatives keep sending me prepaid gift cards without any money on them. These cards, typically adorned with a Visa logo, loaded with money — $50, $100, $500 — and displayed prominently in pharmacies and supermarkets, are meant to be spent anywhere that accepts debit cards. The problem is fraudsters have figured out how to spend them first.

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