14 apple gift card code send to scammer
Dear all,
21/05/2025 I have new job and have been the victim of a scam involving Apple gift cards . they pretending to my boss contacted me and asking me to purchase 14 Apple gift cards for a working - reatted surprise I believed it ( for sure i fell too stupid because rush time and not read becareful. )
unfortunately sent 14 code of apple gift card to scammer .
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Just being curious, where are you from and where did this took place?
You say you sent the cards to a scammer, how can you be sure?
Your boss told you to send the cards, did he or the company payed for the cards?
The people to whom you had to send the cards, did your boss provided you with the addresses?
Sorry for all the questions, but I want to understand what happend before we can help you in this matter.
Kind regards
On the morning of May 21, 2025, I received messages on WhatsApp and by email from someone I believed was my new boss. This person said they wanted to surprise a hardworking colleague and asked me to help. They told me to go to Kruidvat and buy gift cards.
At first, they didn’t specify the type of gift card, but later they chose Apple gift cards. They asked me to buy 14 cards and send them the codes, saying they would reimburse me later. Because I was tired and not careful, I didn’t realize it was a scam.
Unfortunately, my real boss had nothing to do with this and had never contacted me before. I was new at the company and just trying to be helpful, but I was tricked by a scammer pretending to be my boss.
Now I don’t understand why I went through with it, but after I sent the 14 codes, the scammer asked for even more. That’s when I realized it was a scam. I tried to delete the pictures of the gift card codes I sent on WhatsApp, but it was too late.
I ran to the police, but they said I had to make an appointment for next week. After about two hours, I contacted Apple Support to try and block the cards, but I think it was already too late—the scammer was gone.
I still have the evidence. I know this may seem like a stupid mistake, but I’m sharing it in case it helps someone else avoid the same scam.
Unfortunately these guys act quickly. That means the codes are probably being cashed in already. My advise, take the time to file a declaration at the police. Whatsapp users can activate a function to delete messages after 24 hours automatically. To be safe create screenshoots of the conversation with the scammer. Show them to the police.
Can we do more at the moment? What support do you need?
Kind regards