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AARP fraud network helps avoid gift card scams
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FILE- In this Jan. 31, 2018, file photo, an assortment of credit cards and rewards cards are shown in Zelienople, Pa. Rewards-earning credit cards can help you save on these expenses â but you can also combine those rewards with other money-saving strategies to help you hang on to even more of your cash. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
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AARP is helping people protect themselves from scams with its Fraud Watch Network.
According to AARP, scammers like to use gift cards because they re readily available and basically untraceable. Other popular scams include social security scams, IRS imposter fraud and romance scams.
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New Research Shows Prevalence of Gift Card Use as Payment in Scams
Report kicks off a three-year effort to remove this tactic from scammers toolboxes
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WASHINGTON, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Nearly one in three adults say they or someone they know has been asked to purchase a gift card to pay a bill or some other obligation, according to the
Gift Card Payment Scams report released by the AARP Fraud Watch Network. The research is a component of a three-year effort launched today to raise awareness around gift card use as payment in scams, a common tool used method employed by criminals to steal money.
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