POLICE have warned millions of Apple customers about a gift card scam that steals their cash. Online criminals, who impersonate friends and family, ask the victim to send over an Apple gift card. I…
A spokesperson said: "The person who had purportedly sent the email had been hacked and the message had been sent to everyone in their personal address book."
The force urged others who receive a message from friends or family asking for a gift card to not respond.A spokesperson for the tech giant said: "A string of scams are taking place asking people to make payments over the phone for things such as taxes, hospital bills, bail money, debt collection, and utility bills.The spokesperson explained that the fraudsters are sometimes requesting codes from Apple Gift Cards, App Store & iTunes Gift Cards, or Apple Store Gift Cards.
"There's no other instance in which you'll be asked to make a payment with either of these gift cards."Immediately report potential scams to your local police department as well as the FTC."It reads: "Keep your money safe. If you’re ever asked to pay debt or bills with gift cards or to buy gift cards on someone else’s behalf, it could be a scam.
"Find out how to keep your money safe with tips and advice from Take Five at takefive-stopfraud.org.uk."
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