"Tim+" wrote in message
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Davey wrote:
A friend has asked me to buy £00 worth 0f Steam gift cards as a present
for her niece, and asks that I scratch off the backs to reveal PIN
numbers, and then send a photo of them to her. This sounds weird to me,
is it some kind of scam?


https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/gift-card-scams

Thats talking about a very different situation, a cold caller
asking you to do that, not someone use the gift card as a gift