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l337quaker t1_itr6zuw wrote

Sounds like someone bought a card, got scammed by a catfish, and now is trying to claim it's someone else's doing.

Let me guess, those porn popups also "just happened" to you, and you don't know why they are there.

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sleepfordayz679 t1_itrsjbg wrote

Nah, this really happens. Got a visa gift card as a present a week or two ago, opened it up fresh out of the package and it didn't work. Went to check the balance and it had already been wiped at a Target in Irvine, CA, just the day after it was bought for me and before I even received it

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rudyattitudedee t1_itt6g70 wrote

Guess what is in Irvine? A shitload of payment processing companies that have access to these gift cards. 360incentives is one of them. Sheisters.

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l337quaker t1_itryp07 wrote

Oh damn. I've honestly never heard of this, that's pretty shitty.

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sleepfordayz679 t1_its2f9f wrote

Indeed. Sounds like MasterCard is going to hook me up but can take up to 90 days apparently

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Devtunes t1_itsfu6f wrote

Happened to me as well. One of those vanilla cards, brand new unopened. Got no help from the retailer or card company.

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Few-Afternoon-6276 t1_itsqvt8 wrote

Store clerk once told me not to buy them. Says the gal at Sams Club- they get the codes and wipe the funds once loaded- I just give cookies…. Who doesn’t want cookies??

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druebleam t1_itrk499 wrote

Good guesses.

May one also assume this person did great homework to determine it was an Asian website that wipes it clean. There’s only roughly 50 countries in Asia. And who knew there were websites that went around to commit fraud specifically at a Walmart in Hookset.

/s

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FaustusC t1_itrtmd7 wrote

A few things:

here's a story of it happening out of Boston.

It's a very common scam on these cards for thieves to steal a bunch and save all the information. Bots can be used to check balances. As soon as it's activated, they swipe whatever balance is on it.

2: some of the GC sites allow you to see most recent access to the numbers via IP, in which case, yes, you can guarantee where the person is from.

3: y'all are both assholes.

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druebleam t1_its2qkn wrote

LOL. Next time don’t shit post unfounded racially slanted web clips.

I am appreciative of the link you just sent. In the future share an article like that, as it is more constructive and informative than a random Facebook post that is not fact checked and propagates bad information.

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