Gift card scams commonly used by criminals to steal your money
LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Graduation season is upon us. Maybe you’re picking up some gift cards to congratulate the grads in your life, but there are other people who want you to buy gift cards for them too: Criminals.
Better Business Bureau International Investigations Specialist Steve Baker said gift cards are actually the most common way crooks will try to con your cash away from you in a number of different scams.
“There’s been a big shift across the whole scam world asking for payments through gift cards,” Baker said. “Giving people the numbers...