Friday, 24 March, 2023
Google 'accidently' approves ad for fake gift card checker
<p>Inadvertently, Google approved a prominent ad for a fake Target gift card balance checker designed to steal money. On Google, a Reddit user discovered an ad for the fake balance checker. The site is titled "Check Gift Card Balance - Target," but it's called bristolhirevan. People were scammed out of $35M worth of Target gift cards last year, according to FTC data. Gift card scams cost victims $148M in the first nine months of 2021, as per the FTC.</p>
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