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ux-app on July 7, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: My dad got scammed for $3k worth of gift cards

Sorry, i must be slow, what's the scam here? If I buy a $10 gift card with a $10 gift card, aren't we just swapping $10?

gbrits on July 7, 2020 [–]

It's the discount. E.g.: $10 buys you a $12 gift card .. buys you a $14.4 gift card... ad infinitum

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