Where to Find the OFFICIAL GiftCardMall.com Website

If you receive a Visa gift card or a Mastercard gift card from GiftCardMall.com, the first thing you have to do is activate the gift card. This is a very simple step, but the most important thing you need to do is activate the gift card on the OFFICIAL website: GiftCardMall.com.

Go directly to Gift Card Mall: www.giftcardmall.com/.

In this video, I'll share how to simply use the address bar in the top of your browser rather than a search. This is super important because scammers created fake websites to impersonate official gift card websites so they can trick people into entering their gift card numbers. Once the scammers capture the gift card number, expiration date and CVV code, they can use the value on the card without the holder of the card knowing.

BUT THE SOLUTION IS EASY.

TO AVOID THIS SCAM: Simply activate your gift card using the instructions on the back of YOUR card. You should find a telephone number, a website address or a QR code. Follow the instructions and you'll be fine.

Once you get to the website, double check that the URL in your browser's address bar matches the URL listed on the card. If you're not comfortable doing that, call the phone number listed on the card instead of scan the QR code if you can find one.

IF YOU THINK YOU'RE THE VICTIM OF A GIFT CARD SCAM: Contact the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at their website: reportfraud.ftc.gov/ or call the toll free number at 1-877-FTC-HELP.

If you any any other questions on gift card scams, leave a comment below.

Happy Gift Carding and thanks for watching.

~ Shelley

Where to get more help:
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
reportfraud.ftc.gov/
1-877-FTC-HELP

More on gift card scam protection:
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Gift Card Scam protection: www.giftcards.com/gift-card-scam-protection
Gift Card Scams You Can Easily Avoid: www.giftcards.com/gcgf/giftcard-scams
Discount Gift Card Scams: www.giftcards.com/gcgf/discount-giftcard-fraud
How to Get a Lost Gift Card Back: www.giftcards.com/gcgf/lost-gift-card

Chapter Markers:
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0:16 - What to DO if you get a gift card from GiftCardMall.com
0:31 - How to find GiftCardMall.com
1:00 - Why going directly to GiftCardMall.com is so important
1:15 - Help reading the back of your gift card