Don't buy an RV with Gift Cards

I'm thinking Itunes because the Visa, MC, And AmEx among others must have something in place to warn of a fraud quickly and block the card.
In an earlier Visa card hack they got our card # and bought of all things book sets from Itunes.

I wouldn't call any of them stupid, most are just scared. Again, I manage a drug store and I have personally had to intervene when elderly customers come in and purchase ITunes cards or Money Dot cards. Many of these victims are threatened, are told they're being given watched, their family will be hurt etc.

My local PD gets called and they help the victim. Unfortunately once the money is gone it's gone. Many of scammers are from out of the country on a throw away phone and will never be caught. On average 1 in 10 of the phone calls ends up with money in the scammers pocket.

The best thing we can do is to educate our elderly parents, friends and neighbors about this.

Fizz wrote:
She is not the only one.
How can people be so stupid.

PLUS. She gives an on camera interview.

http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/exclusive-ottawa-woman-victimized-by-scam-that-cost-her-12-500-in-itunes-gift-cards-1.2959291

She went to many different stores with the phone held to her ear and bought hundreds of I Tune cards for $12,500 and turned over the account number to a stranger on the phone, how stupid are people now days..

:S

Each of these stories are just sad on sooo many levels.

For instance, IF any of my kiddos or grand kid were in jail the ENTIRE family would know and not just me. That way we could all click our tongues/shake our collective heads together and come up with a plan of action; I'd know my grand's voice; I'd call the IRS/CRS/ whoever at the main number. As well as my already paid for accountant. As for the RV purchase...err well just no.

Weirdly sad.

I understand how they play on your emotions to the point you can't think straight
Worrying about family in jail etc..

But this was a fake eBay listing, and they got here to switch to a fake site and purchase the fake RV , using cards bought by her, the fake RV to be delivered
(Should be you bring it to me, we go to the bank for the payment )
This should be a cool logic situation
You don't buy something like this via pictures ,
Make appointments examined in person goto the bank for the transfer etc..

While I'm sorry for her. You just can't fix stupid.

DW got caught up in a similar scam, but "involved" the US Marshals office and that she didn't show up for Grand Jury duty. They were
very good and had her scared sh**less. After getting $1000 in gift cards I convinced her to call the Marshals office and not give the scammers the numbers off the back of the cards.
Don't underestimate how good these scammers are.

It happens. I was in Best Buy buying an iMac today when an older woman asked for $4K in gift cards. The cashier quizzed the lady about the purchase and she said it was for her grandchildren.

When I went back to pick up the computer the older woman was back with her daughter. The daughter said that her mom got a call that her grandson was in jail and she needed to buy the gift cards and call in the activation numbers to get him out. Best Buy attempted to cancel the cards but about three hours had passed and they had been used.

The daughter was getting hot with Best Buy for selling them to her mom. I spoke up and said that I was there at the counter when she bought them and the cashier quizzed her about it. They left quite defeated with instructions to call the police.

I could understand how someone might get sucked into purchasing visa or mastercard prepaid cards, but i tunes ?

You just can't fix stupid!