Gift Card Payment Scams
1:03
Con artists have latched onto gift cards as an easy and untraceable way to steal your money. They may refer to gift cards as “electronic vouchers,” but make no mistake, legitimate businesses will never ask you to pay a fee or debt by purchasing a gift card. Here’s what you need to know about gift card payment scams, and visit aarp.org/giftcards for more ways to protect yourself from gift card payment scammers.
Con artists have latched onto gift cards as an easy and untraceable way to steal your money. They may refer to gift cards as “electronic vouchers,” but make no mistake, legitimate businesses will never ask you to pay a fee or debt by purchasing a gift card. Here’s what you need to know about gift card payment scams, and visit aarp.org/giftcards for more ways to protect yourself from gift card payment scammers.
Most Recent Similar Videos
-
Bedazzled Bridges Lighting Up Montpelier, VT
1:41
In 2025, Montpelier, VT received $15,000 from an AARP Community Challenge Grant. The program funds community projects that improve the quality of life for all ages. To find out more about the program, go to https://aarp.org/communitychallenge.
-
VT professor who studies brain health urges audience to follow AARP’s “six pillars”
0:31
Dr. Benjamin Katz founded and leads VT’s Cognitive Aging And Translational Science Laboratory, and he shared his expertise at AARP’s Brain Health Awareness Month event held at the Harrison Museum of African American Culture.
-
Pride Dance Gives Older Adults a Prom Redo
4:06
Participants celebrate LGBTQ+ pride, social connection and the power of feeling accepted at a Virginia public library through a throwback soiree.
