Refuse a gift card demand from a stranger
Name the one request that is never genuine.
The IRS, Social Security, Medicare, your utility company and every police force are never paid in gift cards.
A gift card number is cash to whoever reads it, and cannot be traced or called back.
Key points
- No agency, court or utility is ever paid in gift cards
- Hang up, and report the call at reportfraud.ftc.gov
What to remember
- Hanging up on a stranger is allowed. Here it is the whole defense.
- Gift cards are the request no genuine organization ever makes.
Try this
Say it out loud once: nobody real asks for gift cards. That rule needs no judgment.
Practice: Refuse a gift card demand from a stranger. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.