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Impersonated boss request diverts EUR1,800 in gift cards in Holzgerlingen
Police say an employee bought cards as purported investor gifts and emailed the codes to fraudsters.
Fraud & Security
Gift card scams, payment fraud, consumer protection and security.
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Ludwigshafen police disclose EUR10,000 Apple gift-card impersonation case
A WhatsApp contact posing as Elon Musk sought gift-card codes, followed by an additional payment demand the woman refused.
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Southern Glazer’s settles inquiry involving prepaid gift-card payments for $12.5 million
A September 10 agreement details gift cards routed through marketing vendors, concealed invoices and incentives outside payroll, alongside new compliance obligations.
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Pluxee Maroc reports security certification across voucher operations
The gift-benefits operator says its ISO/IEC 27001:2022 scope covers product design, systems, voucher production, sales and distribution.
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MPS patent application proposes matching foil checks for gift-card packaging
The September publication describes serialized coverings and reference labels intended to reveal tampering. It does not establish a patent grant or retail rollout.
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Former New York CFO sentenced in theft involving gift-card purchases
Daily Voice reports a four-to-twelve-year sentence in a mixed embezzlement scheme that used company fuel and fleet cards to obtain gift cards.
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Neptune Blanket pays penalties after ACCC challenges gift-card-only refund statements
The Australian regulator says alleged limits on consumer remedies included gift-card store credit; the AUD59,400 total covers three infringement notices.
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Nevada complaint alleges gift-card purchases followed by false credit-card disputes
A September 8 court filing alleges defendants disputed their own purchases, received account credits and then used gift cards for personal shopping.
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Security disclosures identify value and redemption flaws in WooCommerce gift-card plugin
WPScan published September advisories covering gift-card value inflation, exposed redemption details and missing ownership checks in Ultimate Gift Cards for WooCommerce.
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ANA Trading announces e-GIFT restart after fraud fixes
The September update confirms a link between unauthorized access and fraudulent redemptions and sets out the replacement process through corporate customers.
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Valuedesign adds ASUKA fraud checks to merchant prepaid top-ups
The integration adds risk screening and authentication to credit-card loading for Value Card merchants, while leaving performance and pricing undisclosed.
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HMRC Crypto Tax Warnings Reach 81,172 Ahead of 2027 Platform Reports
UPay reports rising HMRC crypto tax warnings as service providers prepare their first reports under the Cryptoasset Reporting Framework.