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Updated January 2026: This guide explains why scammers demand gift cards, based on patterns from the ScamWarners fraud database. If anyone asks you to pay with gift cards, it’s a scam. Period. No legitimate business, government agency, or utility company accepts iTunes cards, Google Play cards, or Amazon gift cards as payment. Here’s why scammers […]