One common Google Play gift card scam is for a person to claim they need a Google Play card for some reason, such as to download an app they must have for work or to buy a movie or book they need for school. The only catch is supposedly they are living in a location where they cannot buy the cards.
While I was reading we ran into the inquiry “How do scammers use Google Play gift cards?”.
It’s as simple as buying a card at a brick and mortar store or clicking a few buttons and almost instantly having the funds needed to play. Scammers love gift cards too. Gift cards can immediately be activated and spent by these scammers even before the owner of the card knows what happened. Google Play gift cards are targets right now.
One more question we ran across in our research was “What should I never use a Google Play gift card for?”.
Never use Google Play gift cards to pay for taxes, bail money, or anything outside Google Play. Google Play gift cards can only be used to make purchases on Google Play. Never share the code on the back of the gift card .
Why do scammers love gift cards so much?
Scammers love gift cards too. Gift cards can immediately be activated and spent by these scammers even before the owner of the card knows what happened. Google Play gift cards are targets right now. Scammers love how easy they are to steal so consumers need to stay one step ahead of these online crooks.
The cards are usually Google Play, i. Tunes or Amazon cards but these can change depending on the scam. Steam cards are also a frequent choice of some scammers. The scammer always instructs the victim to be discreet when buying these cards and tells them not to disclose the reason for purchase.
How do App Store scam credit cards work?
Once the victim has bought the cards, the scammer instructs them to scratch off the back panel and read the card serial number to them. Unless the victim decides to redeem these codes quickly on the App Store or Play Store, the scammer can now uses these cards to their advantage.