Better Business Bureau Warns Consumers of Gift Card Reward Scam

Don’t be duped into providing personal information

Nashville, TN – Consumers in Nashville and surrounding counties are receiving “reward announcements” in one of 3 ways: a direct phone call, a cell phone text, or in some cases they will receive a letter in the mail. In either approach, there is a reward number and a phone number to call in order to claim your $100.00 gift card reward from Wal-Mart, Target, or Home Depot.

If you did not enter a legitimate promotion or contest to win a gift card, this should be your first clue that something is amiss. When calling the phone number, the consumer is directed to the rewards department where a representative asks a series of seemingly innocuous questions intended to glean as much personal information as possible. [Read more]