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Just so people are aware. There was/is a scam going on where some apple cards were redeemed the moment they were activated in store and the buyer was SOL. I myself am still fighting to get 300$ worth of gift cards and getting bounced around between target, apple and Chase. Buyer beware
Warning: if you are going to buy (any) gift card instore, please take only a pristine looking card. Do not get any card that is less than perfect looking. If you do, it might have been compromised. Better yet, just buy it online.
Source: my own experience with target with the last promo during thanksgiving. Bought few apple gift cards in store. I didnt pay attention to the sticker part of the card. Several of the cards i bought had some small scrapes or imperfections in the sticker part. Thought they were just dirty due to being out in the open. That should have been a clue that they were already compromised. True enough, about 6 minutes after I activated the card on the Target self check out kiosk, they were drained. Mind you, i have not opened the card yet they were drained of its accounts.
Tried to get a refund because of this. Called Apple: they said, yep, were activated and drained by a fraud apple ID. Call target instead to get refund. I called target: they said call Apple instead because we already activated the card correctly. I think there were at least 3 more people from the previous deal thread who had the same experience.
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Just so people are aware. There was/is a scam going on where some apple cards were redeemed the moment they were activated in store and the buyer was SOL. I myself am still fighting to get 300$ worth of gift cards and getting bounced around between target, apple and Chase. Buyer beware
Last edited by Drosete90 February 15, 2021 at 08:37 AM.
The comment below should be taken seriously. There was a major scam. Apparently, getting digital gift cards by email was the safer route.
It appeared neither Apple nor Target wanted to take responsibility.
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Just so people are aware. There was/is a scam going in where some apple cards were redeemed the moment they were activated in store and the buyer was SOL. I myself am still fighting to get 300$ worth of gift cards and getting bounced around between target, apple and Chase. Buyer beware
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Source: my own experience with target with the last promo during thanksgiving. Bought few apple gift cards in store. I didnt pay attention to the sticker part of the card. Several of the cards i bought had some small scrapes or imperfections in the sticker part. Thought they were just dirty due to being out in the open. That should have been a clue that they were already compromised. True enough, about 6 minutes after I activated the card on the Target self check out kiosk, they were drained. Mind you, i have not opened the card yet they were drained of its accounts.
Tried to get a refund because of this. Called Apple: they said, yep, were activated and drained by a fraud apple ID. Call target instead to get refund. I called target: they said call Apple instead because we already activated the card correctly. I think there were at least 3 more people from the previous deal thread who had the same experience.
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