Steam Gift Card scam?
"ARW" wrote in message
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On 29/05/2021 11:58, tim... wrote:
"ARW" wrote in message
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On 29/05/2021 08:24, Tim+ wrote:
John Rumm wrote:
On 28/05/2021 17:23, Tim+ wrote:
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?
Its a scam, 100%. Been covered on several radio programs.
Tim
Given the information presented so far - that is not at all clear. Yes
it could well be, but it could also be legit depending on the
circumstance.
If the friend had asked face to face I doubt the OP would have posted
here. The requirement to send photos of the numbers rather than
posting to
a known address is also a huge red flag.
Yes, remotely it could be legitimate but given that this is a well
recognised scam doing the rounds at the moment leads me to strongly
suspect
that this *isnt* genuine.
+1
If it was legit then a normal person would ask for a bank transfer of
£300 to a known bank account and not use "scratch cards".
some people like the idea of giving gift cards instead of money, they
consider it a more thoughtful gift.
gift cards wouldn't exists if there weren't such people
gift cards are, in the majority of cases, only in existence because
unimaginative people "have" to give a present to someone that they do not
care about and the shops know that..
They are also much more likely to see the recipient
end up with something they actually want rather
than having to give it to someone else next time.
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