I need a word with humanity for a second. how? How can this be in 2025People still deceive gift cards? I mean, at what point we only accept that some people should not leave alone with money or internet?
Get it. The fraudsters are different. They prey on fear, urgency and confusion. But at this point, the gift card fraud is practically Mimi. How people still believe that the Tax Authority or their boss or the support of Microsoft Tech or Literally, any legitimate person Does payment in Apple gift cards require?
Seriously – Apple gift cards.
Like, let’s divide this logically. Imagine that you are out of the store, and you carry Google gift cards worth $ 500, and instead of asking about the reason for your need for “Smith Investigations” from the “Federal Crime Department” to scratching and sending symbols over the phone, do you just do it?
Make it logical.
Let’s talk about the red flags
At this stage, if you don’t get to know a fraud when you slap you mainly in your face with the neon sign, I do not know what to tell you. Here are some classic red flags that people Still Falling for:
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“Your account is closed! Pay for us at gift cards!” – Right, because Amazon works exactly like a mob president who only accepts iTunes instead of credit cards.
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“Your granddaughter in prison! Buy Best Buy gift cards to save him!” – Oh, definitely. The American legal system is now on the PlayStation Store. It seems legitimate.
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“Your electricity will be stopped unless you pay with Walmart gift cards.” – Yes, because the energy companies are already here working on the symbols of Steam’s wallet instead of actual money.
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“I am your CEO. Go to buy Apple gift cards now.
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“Technical support needs gift cards to fix your computer.” Because the official payment processor for Microsoft is now Google operating codes Instead of, as you know, regular banking transactions.
Like, I don’t know how to say this more clearly: Nobody asks about gift cards as a payment for legal treatment.
People fall for this … I have questions
I need to understand the thinking process here. Let’s be honest – if you are in the gift card fraud in 2025, then it is either:
Look, I don’t blame the elderly too much. They did not grow up in a world in which the frauds were lurking in every email, text and phone call. But if you are less than 50 years old and you are still deceiving this, You need a awakening call.
If your first instinct when someone asks for money is to buy gift cards, stop. Just stop. Nobody comes to arrest you because of “unpaid taxes” that you are supposed to have owed the targeted gift cards. And if you think it is? Give me your phone, your computer, and your internet privileges. I lost them.
The worst part? This fraud process is simple:
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Makhtha: “Give me gift card codes or otherwise.”
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The victim: “Good”.
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Makhthah: “Haha, thanks, fool.”
This is all. This is the fraud. No detailing piracy. No artistic magicians. only Stupid lies This is still working in some way because people I felt very panic to think for five seconds.
How are people still naive?
Real Kicker? These fraud are only because of They work. If no one falls for them, the fraudsters will not bother. But no. Every day, some of the poor fool stands in the CV line, holding $ 500 in Apple gift cards, convinced that the social security number is about to be “suspended.”
You know who should take responsibility? Retail employees. The huge number of people who buy silly amounts of gift cards should perform in a state of panic. If someone is in the meter mine, buy $ 2000 in iTunes gift cards, Maybe I ask them some questions?!
And do not make me start on banks. I heard a lot of stories about people who drain their accounts to buy gift cards and no one in the bank says one word. If someone pulled his life savings to buy Google Play credits, Know that deal!
Final ideas: stop being stupid
Look, I know that the fraudsters are unabated. They will say anything that makes you panic. But at the end of the day, You control whether or not you are.
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If someone calls you in blue and says you owe money in gift cards, Sn is.
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If you receive an email says your bank account is frozen unless you send $ 500 in Steam cards, Delete it.
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If “Microsoft Support” is asked to get Roblox gift cards to fix your computer, Close it.
This is not missile science. It is a common sense. And if you lack that, I do not know what to tell you. You may adhere to criticism below, because the Internet is clearly dangerous for you.
Stay safe. Stay smart. And to love all the sacred things, Stop falling for stupidity on the ground.
