If you have purchased Steam Wallet gift cards but have not yet given the cards or the codes on the back of the cards to the scammer, do not scratch off or share the codes on the back of the cards.When conducting business online be wary of someone who needs you to buy a gift card before they purchase what you have for sale.To help protect yourself from online scams, VicPD recommends five different safety tips. If you are involved in an online transaction where you are asked to purchase Steam Wallet Gift Cards but does not involve video games or Steam merchandise it is likely a scam.”Īccording to VicPD, the combined loss of the two frauds was “well over $2000.” How to protect yourself Steam Wallet gift cards are unique in that they can only be used for Steam merchandise. “While these two files feature Steam Wallet gift cards, we have seen gift card scams from many different retailers. “Scammers like gift cards because they are similar to cash in that they are nearly untraceable,” said VicPD in a statement. VicPD recovers more than $35,000 from international online money scam.
To help avoid detection, scammers then moved the discussion onto a text-based phone number. They instructed the employee to purchase a large amount of gift cards, which did not immediately strike the employee as suspicious as the business often uses gift cards in their daily activities. In the second case, scammers impersonated a local business operator and contacted one of the business’ employee’s through their work email. The criminals were then able to convince the victim to share the number on the back of the gift cards they just purchased, thus compromising the value of the cards. In the first case, a Victoria resident was negotiating an online vehicle sale when they were convinced to also purchase a Steam Wallet gift card by scammers. See also: Victoria residents lose over $20,000 to new type of phone scam
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