Fake gift card exchange site stole my balance

A reddit report about a phishing scam that cost someone Amount not specified. Learn how to avoid falling victim.

This website scammed me and others out of money by posing as a fake gift card exchange website. They were the top listed and sponsored Google search result which made me trust that they were legitimate. Their website is nicely made and seems legit. There are no spelling errors and everything seems pretty normal. I felt safe and liked the site due to the nice, clean UI and ease of use. After uploading my card to the website, the transaction was shown in the transaction history on my account on their website. Shortly after, the transaction was cancelled and said "unable to process." They claim their support will respond in a few hours but they don't answer. I waited a week, tried emailing them several more times and nothing. I should have done this before using them, but I looked them up on Trustpilot and all the reviewers say they had their gift card balance stolen. I checked mine and sure enough the balance is gone. I checked their website and the transaction has been deleted and no longer shows up in the transaction history. I have reported the domain for abuse and reported the theft to the IC3 and FTC and suggest other victims to do the same.

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Always verify email senders and avoid clicking suspicious links

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