Arizona woman caught in gift card scam

On Your Side stepped in to help an Arizona woman who paid for gift cards but never received her money.

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[@kristena.1010]

Really people again! Luckily this lady decided to call her daughter.

[@Youtubeguru05]

And I'm so lost as why people do it. It's just common sense no matter the age...WHEN has gift cards ever been used to pay debuts, bills etc.

[@ginger6582]

Don't buy gift cards ever. Problems solved.

[@thuandao4243]

Exactly, org crime easy steal……They should try to put cg behind cs area shelves like cigarettes, plastic sealed every cards at least covered except scan fill $ code .

[@shaggydawg5419]

@@thuandao4243 are you confused? Did you watch this clip? Your answer has nothing to do with this particular scam.

[@hadley407]

To cancel your Norton antivirus you thought you had to go buy thousands of dollars worth of Sephora gift cards? In what world would this make any sense to anybody?

[@desireesalas5820]

Exactly. This women should never ever be left unsupervised, especially with access to cash. She will fall for something like this again.

[@nenaaa1444]

Thank goodness your parents have children like you and your sister looking out for them thank you too media.

[@COWBOYBARNMAN]

My mom got scammed years ago. Caller told her she had won a brand new car. Was asked for her card information needed to have the car delivered to her house. Right after she gave the caller her card info, she called me. Luckily I was able to call the bank quickly and put a stop to it.

[@landonbrown9943]

Who tf falls for this scam?

[@rustyshackelford5892]

A lot of people surprisingly that's why I refuse to talk to agents out of the country I do not support out sourcing! Especially our banks which all are doing it! Hiring those POS scammers from India

[@DM-lc2cf]

Be kind, educate, it might happen to someone you care about.

[@shaggydawg5419]

mostly the elderly who are out of touch with current technology and scam.

[@DM-lc2cf]

@@shaggydawg5419 scams are not only fell for by the elderly.....

[@brich6875]

Omg, how are people still falling for this stuff?

[@DM-lc2cf]

A member of your family might be duped, education is the key, be kind.

[@Darci3333]

BS that the vendor could not do anything once they blocked them they were just hoping they would give up and then that would be free money to them.

[@kenmorgan316]

Kitboga for old people. Scammer payback for old people. Please everybody! There's so many videos on KZbin about this. Nobody should ever get scammed period!

[@aftertheheadlines]

Does the woman have dementia? I am her age and I am not foolish enough for o believe you can’t call anyone especially for Norton Virus or buying gifts cards as payment. I purchased gift cards as gift, each time the cashier asks to make sure I am not being defrauded. If I withdraw money at my bank the teller asks me questions to make sure I am not being defrauded.

[@Youtubeguru05]

Thank you!I love me some elderly people but someone WHEN was buying gift cards used for business

[@DM-lc2cf]

Education, kindness....these people that scam do it as a job, they are pretty good at manipulation.

[@cj20080]

Gift Cards: Transferring wealth from little old ladies in the US to Indian scammers since 1999!

[@onenikkione]

My grandkids wanted gift cards I asked them if they were scamming me

[@kenmore01]

So, were they?

[@Youtubeguru05]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@shaggydawg5419]

Yes they are if they ask for thousands.

[@highschoolbigshot]

Volunteer not a victim.

[@carollynt]

They need to put warning labels on gift card racks: DO NOT PURCHASE THIS GIFT CARD TO PAY A BILL OR OTHER DEBT. IT IS A SCAM.

[@Darci3333]

Gift cards need to be completely done away with period.

[@tomr3422]

the scam is a decade old- if you are still falling for it you are not a victim just a participant. What company ask for payments in gift cards from another company

[@travelnomad2128]

Tell your old folks about these scams. They're too trusting, came from a generation when ppl were honest. It's not the case now esp in this digital age.

[@iashakezula]

These scammers always target senior citizens who are easy to fool.We need to educate ourselves. Research. Don’t stop learning.Scammers , hackers etc out there are getting sophisticated.

[@havingteawiththedevil]

My grandma isn't easily to fall for someone thing like this, she can pick up on scams really easily, but i am worried she will fall for something like this later on down the line. A few years ago she got a voicemail on her home phone saying there was a warrant out for my moms arrest for writing fake checks. They didn't ask for money right then and there but they told her to call back. She didn't but she freaked out. I had no idea what the hell was going on until she told me. In my head I said that doesn't sound right. So i called up my mom and had her listen to the voicemail. First off they didn't even pronounce her name correctly, and secondly i have never seen her even write a check or keep a checkbook! She hasn't wrote a check in YEARS.

[@Buy_YT_Views_911]

wow, great video.

[@Timbrock1000]

Looks like the stores are just as much scammers as the scammers

[@Youtubeguru05]

🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️ IDC how old you are....WHEN in your life of living have you EVER paid a bill or a government debt with gift cards????? Its not even about scamming with these, its about common sense. If they had enough sense to do that then they could have called someone and told the just to make sure it aound right

[@shaggydawg5419]

Typical initial response: Sorry there ain't nothing we can do to help you. followed by: "oh sh1t, we can't afford negative publicity. Refund the money, QUICK!!!!!!

[@hkraytai]

From the comments I see people today don’t understand in their parents’ times people were more honest. We didn’t lock our doors at night until well into the 80’s. People could knock on a random door if their car broke down to borrow the phone. You can’t do that now at risk of getting shot.

[@carollynt]

Anyone who didn’t lock their doors into the 1980s was just crazy. My mom was locking all her doors and windows in the 1950s. Just a typical suburban neighborhood. Crime is everywhere no matter how rural the area.

[@shaggydawg5419]

I don't know about leaving doors unlocked but I remember answering "wrong number" calls without getting duped. Back then it was simply "sorry, you got the wrong number" then hang up. Now it is a scammer waiting for you to answer their call.

[@Bill-im6nt]

So the 2nd scammer is ?? Nordstrom or their gift card co-thief? She only got her money due to the TV investigation, how many thousand have but of the scams yielded?

[@8XSaintX8]

All scams are motivated by greed from the victim: Easy money, free car, free vacation.

[@ericasmith5054]

I never understand why ppl do this

[@newmexicoballer3867]

People will never learn 😅

[@rkm5369]

I'm confused what does Norton Antivirus have to do with this gift card scam

[@DBRising]

The transaction is with Fry’s. Fry’s should refund the customer. Glad to see they sorted it. And the screwed up phone numbers? Come on y’all. We literally need customer service for customer service.

[@HiltonLocke]

why is the videoscreen backdrop of Euro denominated gift cards and European businesses?

[@JayTee2985]

There's a guy on KZbin who dedicates his channel to stopping these scammers. I got one of these emails saying that I was being charged $350 for a year of anti-virus subscription from Norton unless I called the number listed, my credit card would be charged. I knew it was a scam right away because I only have Macbooks 😂

[@kenmore01]

Yes, that one is to cause you to call and they get you do do something. I don't know since I never call but I get those along with many others regularly. In fact, my morning routine is to sit on the John and delete emails. Sad but true.

[@JRKonungrinn]

What's the channel for that?

[@JayTee2985]

@@JRKonungrinn his KZbin channel is Scammer Payback @scammerpayback.

[@trupatriot1776]

Amazing the lack of common sense folks have.

[@Willtellthetruth]

Sure, but I'm sure you have some redeeming qualities somewhere. Maybe you have a great singing voice, or maybe you can do duck calls or something?

[@DM-lc2cf]

education, kindness...help be the solution.

[@lelebella3252]

People still fall for this😂😂

[@irisflower4573]

Elderly people and other gullible people should stay from computers and phones. Stop talking to strangers.

[@alpark3024]

why does anybody buys gift card?

[@maxinef6654]

Sounds like mom should not be living alone anymore. Boomer needs to move in with her daughter.

[@ericasmith5054]

Never send to pay a bill or subscription service .A real company acts for payment using legitimate funds not gift cards and not bitcoin or crypto currency , we got do better

[@heyyall1912]

Black ...what?

[@Hellcat71782]

Boomers lol

[@DM-lc2cf]

you'll be old one day too. Be kind, and realize scammers know how to manipulate.

[@TT-gn4fk]

She doesn’t understand business

[@TT-gn4fk]

Some people are so dumb

[@DM-lc2cf]

Hope people will be kinder to you when you are old.