Scammers are getting bolder

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The original was posted on /r/Boise by /u/Middle_Scientist5614 on 2023-06-26 23:11:35+00:00.

Warning to Boise Residence.

I just got this card in my snail mail claiming that I had won a $250 gift card to Amazon, Walmart.. and pretty much anywhere else I want to use it. I called the number and gave them my code that was on the card. After speaking to the lady for a few minutes, she said that I would have to pay $2.89 for the processing cost to send me the card. FYI the Federal Trade Commission warns about these types of scams. Any time they claim that you won something and have to pay to receive you winnings, its a scam. Do not give them your card number, matter of fact don't even call them, its a phishing scam and they are only looking to verify the address that they sent it to, and get your phone number and card info. If you give it to them then your card will start receiving weird unauthorized transactions on it. Tiny ones at first just to verify that the card is active, then the whoopers will come next.