{"id":63,"date":"2023-06-08T11:52:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T16:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/Shelloilrefillable\/fraud-scams\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T17:22:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T23:22:38","slug":"fraud-scams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/shellrefillablegiftcard\/fraud-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"FRAUD\/SCAMS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Be Aware of Fraud and Scams<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stopgiftcardscams.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-71 size-medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px\" src=\"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/cimi-issuing-template\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2024\/11\/NY-Scam-Warning-Updated-11.15.2024.jpg\" alt=\"SCAM ALERT! Be aware gift cards are for gifts, NOT payments. If anyone insists you pay with gift cards, decline the offer and report the incident.\" width=\"240\" height=\"207\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\">GIFT CARD SCAM ALERT<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\">Consumers of Gift Cards Can Be Targeted by Scammers. Understand the Scams. See the Red Flags. Know Your Role In The Scams. Discover How To Avoid the Scams. Learn How To Report The Scams.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gift cards are one of the most popular consumer products in history. According to the National Retail Federation, they have held the title of most popular consumer gift for 14 straight years. Unfortunately, consumers are now targeted by scammers, fraudsters, and a host of various and sundry con artists. Consumers can fight back. Education is the key. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/stopgiftcardscams.com\/\">stopgiftcardscams.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stopgiftcardscams.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-71 size-medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px\" src=\"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/cimi-issuing-template\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2024\/11\/MD-Tamper-Alert-Updated-11.15.2024.jpg\" alt=\"SCAM ALERT! Be aware gift cards are for gifts, NOT payments. If anyone insists you pay with gift cards, decline the offer and report the incident.\" width=\"240\" height=\"207\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\">GIFT CARD TAMPER ALERT &#8211; Avoid buying a tampered gift card<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gift Card tampering is a major fraud scheme.\u00a0 Fraudsters remove a card from a sales rack.\u00a0 They tamper with the packaging, steal one or more card number(s), and return the card to the rack.\u00a0 They then wait until a purchaser buys the card. When it is activated upon sale, they deploy the stolen card numbers to use the card and drain its value resulting in the purchaser holding a valueless card.\u00a0 Consumers can fight back.\u00a0 Be vigilant when buying gift cards.\u00a0 Examine the card and packaging.\u00a0 DO NOT SELL OR PURCHASE IF PACKAGING HAS BEEN BROKEN OR INDICATES TAMPERING.\u00a0 Education and awareness are the keys. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/stopgiftcardscams.com\/\">stopgiftcardscams.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be Aware of Fraud and Scams GIFT CARD SCAM ALERT Consumers of Gift Cards Can Be Targeted by Scammers. Understand the Scams. See the Red Flags. Know Your Role In The Scams. Discover How To Avoid the Scams. Learn How To Report The Scams. Gift cards are one of the most popular consumer products in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-63","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/shellrefillablegiftcard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/shellrefillablegiftcard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/shellrefillablegiftcard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/shellrefillablegiftcard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/shellrefillablegiftcard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/shellrefillablegiftcard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycardterms.com\/shellrefillablegiftcard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}