Why would someone ask me to buy a steam card?

We have seen increasing reports of scammers contacting their victims over the phone and coercing them to purchase Steam Wallet Gift Cards to cover payment for taxes, bail, debts, or delivery of money won in sweepstakes. Victims are urged to purchase Steam Wallet Gift Cards at a retail shop in their area.

What can you do if you get scammed with a gift card?

If you’re a victim of a gift card scam, report the scam to your local police department. Next, report the gift card scam to Google. If you report the scam, it may help you and others from similar suspicious activities in the future.

What exactly is iTunes?

iTunes is a piece of software that lets you add to, organize and play your digital media collection on your computer, as well as sync it to a portable device. It’s a jukebox player along the lines of Songbird and Windows Media Player, and you can use it on a Mac or Windows machine.

What’s iTunes Match?

Use iTunes Match When you sign in with the Apple ID that you use with iTunes Match on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC, you associate that device with your account and get access to your music library. iTunes Match isn’t available for Android devices.

Can Apple gift cards be traced?

You will not be able to find out anything about when or where the card was redeemed, or who redeemed it.

Can police track gift cards?

A) Yes, they do keep track of purchases. Almost all prepaid gift cards require some form of registration where they collect different data about you: name, address, zip code, phone number, etc.

How do I report a gift card scammer?

Anyone who tells you to pay with a gift card is a scammer. Report gift cards used in a scam to the companies that issued the gift cards. Then, report it to the FTC at ftc.gov/complaint.

How do iTunes cards work?

An iTunes gift card can be a little deceiving because it’s not just for the iTunes Store like the name implies. In fact, when you redeem an iTunes gift card it adds the amount to your Apple ID as a redeemable credit, so you can use that money in the App store, iTunes store, and the iBooks store.

Is iTunes illegal?

The high court has quashed regulations, introduced by the government last year, that made it legal for individuals to copy CDs bought for their own private use, including ‘ripping’ these onto personal music libraries like iTunes.