Police Warn of New Gift Card Scam Emails Impersonating Known Contacts
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31 claimsFraudsters state in the email that they need help buying gift cards and then instruct the recipient to send the gift card codes.
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In the last two weeks, there have been about 20 reports of scam emails in Police Region East.
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Open Questions
5 questionsHow fraudsters obtain email details to impersonate known individuals.
The exact number of people affected by these scam emails nationally or globally.
Whether there are any arrests or investigations leading to the perpetrators.
The total financial losses incurred by victims of these gift card scams.
Specific technical methods used by fraudsters to spoof phone numbers or email addresses.
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