{"id":1067,"date":"2025-04-11T01:24:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T01:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/hotels-us\/?page_id=1067"},"modified":"2026-08-19T17:33:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:33:46","slug":"fraud-scams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/hotels-canada\/fraud-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Fraud\/Scams, Consumer Warnings and Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gift cards are frequently targeted by scammers. Do not purchase a Gift Card unless you\u2019re buying it as a gift or for your own use\u2014never buy one to make a payment at someone else\u2019s direction. For more about gift card fraud, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stopgiftcardscams.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stopgiftcardscams.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tampering is also a risk. Fraudsters can remove cards from retail displays, steal the card numbers and PIN, reseal the packaging, and return the card to the rack\u2014then drain the balance once it\u2019s activated. Before purchasing, inspect the card and its packaging carefully. If anything looks removed, ripped, damaged, or tampered with, don\u2019t buy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a part of our consumer fraud prevention program, Card Issuer asks that consumers take a moment to review Card Issuer\u2019s fraud notices prior to purchase. You do not want to be caught in a fraud scam. To the extent permitted by law, the Card Issuer is not responsible for third-party fraud or unauthorized conduct related to any Gift Card.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"873\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/hotels-canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2026\/08\/Scam-and-Tamper-Sign-Terms-Now-Canada.png\" alt=\"Two warning signs about fraud and tampered packaging; both signs have bold headers and red stop symbols.\" class=\"wp-image-2083\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.9034131142897606;width:606px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/hotels-canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2026\/08\/Scam-and-Tamper-Sign-Terms-Now-Canada.png 873w, https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/hotels-canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2026\/08\/Scam-and-Tamper-Sign-Terms-Now-Canada-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/hotels-canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2026\/08\/Scam-and-Tamper-Sign-Terms-Now-Canada-768x406.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Report consumer scams and fraud in Canada to the <a href=\"https:\/\/antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca\/report-signalez-eng.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre<\/a> (CAFC) online or by calling 1-888-495-8501.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gift cards are frequently targeted by scammers. Do not purchase a Gift Card unless you\u2019re buying it as a gift or for your own use\u2014never buy one to make a payment at someone else\u2019s direction. For more about gift card fraud, visit&nbsp;stopgiftcardscams.com. Tampering is also a risk. Fraudsters can remove cards from retail displays, steal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-1067","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/hotels-canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/hotels-canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/hotels-canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/hotels-canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/hotels-canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/hotels-canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1067\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/hotels-canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}