Steam gift cards are one of the best gifts you can give to a gamer. They can use gift cards or Steam Wallet codes and redeem them on Steam. They can then be used to purchase games and other services on this platform. However, many people have recently fallen prey to the Steam card scam. This scam is undoubtedly frightening, especially because these cards are very difficult to trace, once you have activated a gift card or code, as it cannot be traced. Therefore, here is everything you need to know about these scams and how to prevent them from happening, to help you avoid unfortunate experiences.
Why do scammers want gift cards?
These are some of the most common ways Steam card fraud occurs:
Scammers ask victims to purchase Steam Wallet codes and inform them that once they receive them, they will send the amount they owe to the victims via PayPal. However, once they send the codes, the scammer disappears and then does not pay them back. Instead, they can sell these codes online.
Additionally, another popular scam that has been doing the rounds lately is when scammers will alter the Terms and Conditions of a PayPal invoice to make it appear as if the victim owes them money, instead of the scammers. They will then send this to Steam Support and since they have evidence of the scammers, they will pressure the victim into paying them back.
