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Released: December 06, 2012
Texting scam offers gift card prizes
Source: Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun (Free Registration)
Consumers in Maryland should watch out for text messages alerting recipients that they've won a high-priced gift card to a store.
The text message scam, which has cropped up around the country, tells recipients they have won a gift card to a well-known store, typically for $500 or $1,000. It sends the recipient to a website to enter a code. The site uses the store's name in the web address as well as store logo and colors, but it asks for personal information such as birthday, email address, credit card account, bank account or other information that could lead to identity theft.
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