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Rise in Scams Involving Payment by Gift Card:
The Perkasie Borough Police Department responds to numerous calls regarding phone or internet scams targeting the citizens of Perkasie. While the specific details of these scams often vary, one of the consistent aspects is that the criminals request you pay them with gift cards. This is common because gift cards are much like cash and as soon as they have the gift card number and the pin code from the back, they can transfer that money and it is extremely difficult if not impossible to get it back.
Whether they are asking for VISA, Ebay, Steam, or other store specific gift cards, this should be an immediate red flag if someone is asking you to pay in this method. A legitimate business or government agency will NEVER request or accept payment in the form of a gift card unless they are the store issuing that gift card. They certainly will not ask you to send pictures of the gift card to them over a…
