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Technique

Gift Card Extraction

MONETIZATION

Convincing victim to purchase gift cards and share redemption codes.

Common attack flows

How it fits in a scam

This technique shows up duringMONETIZATION

Before

  • Tech Support ScamDELIVERY
  • Family Emergency ScamMANIPULATION

After

This is often where the scam ends.

Defense

How to defend against this

Steps you can take

  • Cooling-Off PeriodCost low · Effect high

Seen in the wild

Where we’ve seen it

Campaigns

  • Tech Support ScamPrevalence high · Avg loss $25,000

Commonly targets

  • Gamer

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Similar defense

  • Urgency Creation
  • Sunk Cost Exploitation
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