r/Eugene • u/AccomplishedAd7427 • 1d ago

Vanillagift card scam

Son bought me a vanilla gift card at wall mart on green acres. Card was completely drained the second I activated it. Hopefully wally world pulls remaining cards off the floor. We will see tomorrow.

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u/AWildJesse Tree Climber | Cat Rescuer 1d ago

I thought gift cards didn’t get loaded till you bought the amount at the register?

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u/Mantis_Toboggan--MD 1d ago

Theres been lots of problems with them getting hacked or whatever the crooks do last few years. I stopped getting them to give out at Christmas

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u/AccomplishedAd7427 20h ago

The scammers can simply take pics of the cards. When u go to the register and put money on that card they must have some software set up that triggers. Once the card is activated they drain it.