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# SCAM ALERT: Google Play Gift Cards

[Marius Nel](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/author/ulisticadmin)

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If *there’s a will there’s a way* when it comes to scammers, especially with gift cards. Everyone loves gift cards. Consumers love how easy it is to purchase gift cards, use gift cards and even give gift cards. It’s as simple as buying a card at a brick and mortar store or clicking a few buttons and almost instantly having the funds needed to play. [Scammers ](https://ejgiftcards.com/the-5-most-common-gift-card-scams-in-2018/)love gift cards too. Gift cards can immediately be activated and spent by these scammers even before the owner of the card knows what happened.

[Google Play ](https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/9057338?hl=en)gift cards are targets right now. Scammers love how easy they are to steal so consumers need to stay one step ahead of these online crooks. Here’s one of the latest Google Play Gift Card Scam that is scouring the internet.

![Google Play Gift Cards](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Google-Play-Gift-Cards.png?width=507&height=174&name=Google-Play-Gift-Cards.png)

**Scam Alert:** Currently there is an email scam occurring where thieves, posing as someone the recipient knows and are phishing for personal, financial, and other private information. This includes requests for Google Play Gift Cards. For example, the message will read, “I need you to pick up a couple of gift cards. Can you make this happen? The type of gift card I need is Google Play gift cards. I need 4 cards in $500 denominations…scratch the back of the card to reveal the card codes and email me the gift card codes.”

Take away: Never provide any personal information including[ gift card codes](https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/9057338?hl=en) like Google Play in an email. What seems like the information is going to a trusted source, it could be a scam.

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