Glossary

Gift card fraud is a term for fraud conducted using gift cards. This may involve using stolen gift card numbers, purchasing gift cards using stolen payment credentials, physically tampering with gift cards in a store display, or gaining access to virtual gift cards using stolen passwords. Fraudsters may also attempt to return items bought through fraud to a gift card instead of the original method of purchase. Read more >>>

Gig economy fraud is a type of fraud scheme that employs gig workers to support its operation. These gig workers are often assigned tasks that don't seem obviously connected to anything nefarious. They may be asked to solve CAPTCHA tests, place online orders, or ship packages they receive to a different address. Read more >>>

Google Pay is a mobile payment app and digital wallet that allows users to make secure contactless payments at compatible point-of-sale terminals. After signing up, the user can add one or more payment cards to their account. When the user makes a payment, Google Pay tokenizes these payment credentials and transmits the token to the payment terminal using NFC technology. Read more >>>