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Janet 12-04-2006 05:39 AM

Holiday Gift Cards
 
Don't know if this is true, but it more than likely is....so I wanted to share!!

Well the crooks have found a way to rob you of your gift card balance.
If you buy Gift Cards from a display rack that has various store
cards you may become a victim of theft. Crooks are now jotting down the
card numbers in the store and then wait a few days and call to see how
much of a balance THEY have on the card. Once they find the card is
activated, then they go online and start shopping. You may want to
purchase your card from a customer service person, where they do not
have the Gift Cards viewable to the public. Please share this with all
your family and friends.

Willow 12-04-2006 05:43 AM

Yes I think this is true. I had another friend tell me this and I think she said she checked it out at snopes.com and it was true. Scary isn't it?

Janet 12-04-2006 05:45 AM

This is such a sad world when people have to take the time to think up ways to rip their fellow human beings off.

DianaB 12-04-2006 11:38 AM

Thanks for letting us know.

Marilyn 12-04-2006 06:42 PM

Oh no, this is terrible. The merchants are going to have to put the cards away, but how do you control employees? There are so many people working as seasonal help, they can record the numbers and give or sell them to friends. We may all have to go back to giving cash.

The level of dishonesty these days is unbelievable!!

Brooke 12-05-2006 05:03 PM

Wow who thinks this stuff up? I would never have thought of that!!!!!!!! Thanks for the heads up...

Gina 12-05-2006 07:17 PM

Thanks for telling us Janet, I was not aware of this.. What a sick world we live in. Is it ever going to get better?


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