Get Ready for Gift Card Scams This Holiday Season
by Mike Winters on Two Cents, shared by Mike Winters from Lifehacker on (#5A8VE)
The IRS is warning consumers about an uptick in gift card scams, in which scammers pose as a government agent or a bill collector and ask you to pay for a made-up charge with a gift card. Just remember-anyone who insists that you pay by gift card is a scammer.