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Valve kills its retail gift card program due to scammers
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Valve is ending its physical Steam gift-card program because scammers have been convincing buyers to purchase cards and then surrender the codes. The company has reduced the availability of these cards and is working with law enforcement to curb the fraud. As a result, no new physical gift cards will be produced.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Verge·Valve is phasing out physical Steam gift cards due to scammers
Valve is phasing out physical Steam gift cards due to scammers. Scammers convince victims to buy gift cards and give them the code. Valve has worked with law enforcement and limited gift card availability to combat scams.
- Ars Technica·Valve kills its retail gift card program due to scammers
- Engadget·Valve will stop producing physical Steam gift cards because of scammers
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