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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 ...
Learn: Pocket an Extra $400 a Month With This Simple Hack. State and local governments, law enforcement officials and consumer advocate groups are warning holiday shoppers this year to be aware of ...
Where to Buy Amazon Gift Cards In Store. Most supermarkets, drug stores, and convenience stores offer Amazon gift cards in $15, $25, $50, and $100 increments. Select retailers will also allow you ...
Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications. Scammers and bad actors are always looking for ways to get personal info with malicious intent. Know how to recognize legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications to keep your account secure.
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. When you get a message that seems to be from AOL, but it doesn't have those 2 indicators, and it isn't ...
In a reloading scam, a victim is repeatedly approached by con artists, often until "sucked dry". This form of fraud is perpetrated on those more susceptible to pressure after the first losses, perhaps because of hopes to recover money previously invested, perhaps because of inability to say "no" to a con man. The term has been current at least ...
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 ...
Attorney Thomas Kollin with client Ming Xue Thursday in Coshocton County Common Pleas Court. Xue received 4 to 6 years in prison for his participation in a gift card scam that had him charged with ...