SCAM ALERT – gift card emails

If you start getting emails from someone you know asking you to buy an Apple, Amazon (or any other) gift card or token, it could easily be a scam.

Clues to look out for are:

• an email address that is different from the one your friend or colleague normally uses
• a subject title similar to ‘A favour to ask’ or ‘Have you a moment?’
• asking you to send them a photograph of the card

If you are unsure, check with your friend by ringing them up – don’t reply to the email! If it is a scam, tell them to change their email password and let the other people in their contacts list know they may be sent a scam message.

For more details:

.apple.com/en-gb/gift-card-scams

.which.co.uk/beware-of-scammers-impersonating-your-friends-to-ask-for-gift-cards

There’s a regularly updated list of the latest scams here:

which.co.uk/the-latest-scam-alerts