bookworm21765 t1_itqxmoa wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:29 PM

Reply to comment by bakins711 in Passing this along by Wildjosh

No one can use the funds on the card without the pin#. If the pin is scratched off do not buy the card.

Iamjacksgoldlungs t1_itr0yfg wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:50 PM

You can buy scratch off stickers on Amazon. OP stated it was covered up

trahloc t1_itrmjka wrote on October 25, 2022 at 8:08 PM

If it's covered up by a sticker vs the scratch off material that'd be an indication it's been uncovered. They mention "cvs sticker" and every gift card I've ever used had the same material on it as a lottery scratcher. If those could be easily put back on it would destroy the entire gambling scratcher industry.

Iamjacksgoldlungs t1_itrt03m wrote on October 25, 2022 at 8:48 PM

Lottery tickets are heavily monitored for fraud and locked up in stores. Gift cards are not.

The scratch off on a ticket isn't a sticker like it is with cards either

trahloc t1_itryk0g wrote on October 25, 2022 at 9:25 PM

Huh that must be a change then to save costs. It's been a fair minute since I sold them so they must have changed in the last decade or two.

Cash_Visible t1_itrpc0m wrote on October 25, 2022 at 8:25 PM

I will say on some gift cards I've bought before the scratch off material is on a piece of plastic? or some material unlike actual scratch tickets. I have definitely pulled off the scratch portion on gift cards before. Sometimes I've tried to see if I can get it off without having to find a penny. However, if I recall I don't think you can even access the scratch off portion without tampering with the paper holder the card is in? but I forget.

Regardless I think one should see some signs of tampering if the scratch off was removed in some fashion.