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04 Mar 2025 … crop marks and one without. Scamwatch gift cards poster A4 Asked to pay by gift card? Stop. Government agencies and legitimate businesses will never ask for payment in gift cards. If someone asks you to … trust. The scammer demands payment of fines, bills, goods, or services using gift cards. They might ask … Download an A4 poster about gift card scams (Zip 976KB) . Scamwatch gift cards poster 570x190mm Asked to pay by gift card? Stop. Government agencies and legitimate businesses will never ask for payment in gift cards. If someone asks you to urgently buy a gift card, and give them the 16 digit code…
05 Mar 2024 … various tickets available. I agreed to purchase two off him for $300, and he insisted I pay using gift cards as it was 'safe' after I asked to use PayPal. I purchased three $100 gift cards, and within two minutes of purchase sent the information to him. The cards were redeemed and he instantly blocked and … Page If someone asks you to pay for anything using a gift card, it's a scam. A legitimate business or government department won't ask for payment this way. Unusual payment scam victims … The unusual payment method is a sign that this was a scam. If anyone demands payment by gift card — such as iTunes, Google Play, Steam, Amazon, pre-loaded money cards or pre-paid debit cards — it’s a scam.…
05 Mar 2024 … demanded she go to a petrol station and purchase the gift cards. She purchased $3000 iTunes, $500 Google Play and $500 Steam cards. They then sent WhatsApp messages to her requesting photos of the cards be sent, which she did. They then requested more money and more cards to which she declined and contacted … gift cards, Bitcoin or pre-paid credit cards.…
11 Sep 2017 …Don't gift a scammer iTunes cards … victims into paying for scams with Apple iTunes gift cards. The ACCC is warning people to be on the … scammers using gift cards as payments. This is a growing trend: in the 2015-16 financial year losses were about $480,000. “Scammers are increasingly getting their victims to pay with iTunes gift cards as they…
15 Aug 2024 …Stop and think. Does the person request payment via unsecure methods such as cash or gift cards? refuse to provide receipts for goods, services, or charitable donations? If so, watch out – it sounds like a scam. Scammers use common scam tactics to coerce you, such as: asking you to take immediate … Contact your bank or card provider immediately…
15 Aug 2024 …Stop and think. It's probably a scam if the website: sells items at significantly lower prices than usual or compared to other sites has something unusual about the payment method, like only offering a single payment option or asking for payment in gift cards or Bitcoin only includes positive reviews … Contact your bank or card provider immediately…
06 Mar 2025 … games, enter discussion forums and create their own games. Steam gift cards and Steam Wallets Steam … payment, or by purchasing Steam gift cards in stores. WorldRemit WorldRemit is an online money transfer … , gifts or personal details. Dating and romance scams can continue for years, increasingly also…
26 Mar 2019 …News Gift cards are increasingly the payment method of choice for scammers. Scamwatch reports show more than $5 million was lost in 2018, a 38 per cent increase compared with 2017. Gift cards are … increase in reports involving other gift cards such as Google Play, Amazon, and Steam cards, and Australia … The scammer pretends to be from the Australian Taxation Office and claims there is a warrant for their victim’s arrest. The scammer asks the victim to pay an immediate ‘fine’ using gift cards or bitcoin, and claims police will come and arrest them if not.…
05 Mar 2024 …Don't buy gift cards or make payments … Someone contacted my brother on Facebook who said they were in Afghanistan with the US military. After convincing him to send iTunes cards, the person told him he would come see him and marry him. Soon after, he was delayed for another 'special mission'. He gave many excuses about why he could not return … The scammer: said he would marry the victim claimed he was overseas for work always had reasons why he needed to borrow money urgently asked to be sent iTunes cards always had excuses why he couldn’t visit the victim.…
08 Nov 2021 … started talking online, the woman asked Simon to buy gift cards for her. Simon did this a few times … more gift cards he heard warnings over the loudspeaker about scammers using gift cards. When Simon … questions about the gift cards and told him that this is a common tactic for scammers. She encouraged him…