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slumdev on Jan 29, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: U.S. files lawsuits over robocall scams

> If someone is going on there and listing thousands of dollars of gift cards that should be a huge red flag.

There are legitimate reasons for doing this. Buying gift cards using a rewards-earning credit card and reselling them online is a great way to rack up airline/hotel points if the gift card can be sold for anything close enough to face value.

dawnerd on Jan 29, 2020 [–]

Never said it should be banned, just flagged. People doing that should be able to provide receipts to prove they got them legitimately.

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