Gift Card Scams

<p>Con artists asking for your money via pre-paid gift cards are one of top ways to spot a rip off before it happens. Scammers will ask their victim to buy gift cards at a retail store and read off the number. Within seconds, your money is gone forever. Another twist is demands to pay in cryptocurrency like <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin">Bitcoin</a>. In this episode, our <a href="https://www.aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork">Fraud Watch</a> volunteers Jean and Debby fill us in on the details.</p>