Tis The Season: Beware of The Scams
As you are preparing holiday meals and shopping for those over priced gifts, those low-life con artists are rearing their ugly selves by dusting off old scams and they are looking for new victims. YOU! Once again here are five popular holiday scams to avoid: gift card scams; online shopping schemes; phony charities; credit repair scams; and spam e-mail and other unsolicited offers.
Gift card scams. Scam artists take advantage of gift cards by writing down or memorizing the serial numbers on the face of the card while the cards are still displayed in the store. When an unsuspecting consumer purchases and activates the card, the thief simply calls the card's customer service number, verifies it is active, and uses the memorized serial number to make online purchases. Sadly, it is often days or weeks before the legitimate buyer (that means you) learns that the card balance was drained by a thief.
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