Gift cards have become a popular way for scammers to launder money.
CNET
The scams start out innocently enough.
Maybe a phone call from someone who says he works for Amazon, claiming he noticed someone hacked into your account. Maybe someone who says she works for Microsoft, offering a refund for a computer security service you bought a few years ago that stopped working.
Lisa Hernandez was trying to reach Match.com, the dating site, to cancel her account…