Western Union was the de facto way for fraudsters to send funds for many years. They didn’t ID the recipient when picking up orders under 700 or 800 dollars. Sc

Western Union was the de facto way for fraudsters to send funds for many years. They didn’t ID the recipient when picking up orders under 700 or 800 dollars. Scams were easy to spot, they t shears try to get you for something just below that threshold. Gift cards are not fool proof either, anyone who touches it along its existence can extract funds, as everyone who touches it would see the card number and pin. so there is implied trust what dealing with them. Cloned valid cards are where it’s at nowadays.