Gift card scams: How they worked and how to avoid getting tricked (The Daily Charge, 11/24/2021)

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Gift card scams: How they worked and how to avoid getting tricked (The Daily Charge, 11/24/2021)

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We break down an increasingly popular form of scam that's reaped hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Nov 24, 2021

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