Compromised Accounts Used for Gift Card Fraud

Multiple incidents show scammers gaining unauthorized access to email and retail accounts (Sam's Club, Outlook, Carrefour) to purchase gift cards and e-gift cards using stored payment methods, with confirmation emails deleted to hide the activity. The stolen gift cards appear to be liquidated either through returns for store credit or resold, suggesting an organized fraud pattern.

This is a long-running storyline that has developed over 13 days. The homepage highlights its most recent activity, so the outlet count there reflects the latest wave. The totals above cover the full run.