Reporting a Gift Card Scam

Summary

What you should do if you were a victim of a gift card email scam.

Body

Issue/Question

I was scammed by an email and bought gift cards.

What can I do to recover my money?

Environment

  • Email

Cause

Scammers send spoofed email messages asking you to purchase gift cards.

Resolution

  1. If you were the victim of a scam, report the incident to University Police
  2. If you did not fall victim to the scam, report the malicious message
  3. If you have any other questions, please contact the Service Desk

Details

Details

Article ID: 4614
Created
Wed 2/5/20 5:12 PM
Modified
Tue 7/7/20 3:53 PM
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