{"success":true,"data":{"id":"fake-gift-card-prize-redemption-scam","label":"Fake gift card prize redemption scam — you won a $500 Amazon/Walmart/Visa gift card + pay small shipping/processing fee + OR boss impersonation: buy gift cards urgently + send redemption codes + reimburse later","description":"Two converging scam variants both targeting gift cards: (1) Prize/winner gift card scam — \"Congratulations! You've won a $500 Amazon/Walmart/Visa gift card — pay $4.99 shipping and handling to claim your prize.\" Victims enter credit card details to pay the \"fee\" and receive neither the gift card nor a refund — the real goal is harvesting card credentials. (2) CEO/boss impersonation gift card scam — an email impersonating a senior executive or the victim's boss claims to be in an urgent meeting and requests the victim immediately purchase Google Play, iTunes, or Amazon gift cards from a local store, scratch the codes, and email them. The scammer claims to urgently need the cards for a business deal and promises to reimburse. FTC 2024: gift card scams are the #1 payment method requested by all fraud types combined, totalling $217 million in losses. The IRS, FTC, Social Security Administration, and utility companies all explicitly state they never request gift card payment.","tier":"danger","category":"scam","isThin":false}}