Re:Crypto leads to surge in online scams
by philipkglass on Thursday January 27, 2022 @04:55PM
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A friend's not-so-bright boss was recently scammed into buying Amazon gift cards, scratching to reveal the codes, and then emailing the codes to the scammer. Can that be undone? This isn't intended as a "gotcha" question. I honestly don't know.
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it's all about effort/reward. I'm sure "technically" with a police report you can get Amazon to return the money.
I got packages stolen in front of my porch and got my money back from Amazon. Did Amazon go find the thief? Probably not. Will this always work? Probably not. But I had someone to talk to. In blockchain nobody can change the past.